I missed the Staff meeting, but the Memos showed that Gunner
wrote on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:41:26
-0800 in rec.crafts.metalworking :

This is not completely correct. CA has a basic speed law that prohibits
driving faster than is safe. That is applicable on any road.

On roads that have a "maximum speed" posted, this can be enforced regardless
of better than average conditions. A prime example of this is in Gunner's
back yard. Trucks going down the grapevine have a maximum speed limit of 35
MPH. Enforcement begins at 36 MPH.

Indeed. and they DO enforce a 1mph overspeed. And its VERY expensive.
1-5 mph over on the Grapevine as I recall, costs a trucker $471 to
start off with and goes up from there.

Of course the Grapevine has had a LONG history of incredibly horrific
deaths on it as the result of truck traffic.

Dad's story was from the CHP officer who had it floored, was doing
over a hundred and climbing, lights and siren going - when the truck
passed him. I've also been told, if you were really, really,
extremely "use up a lifetime supply, eight and a half of your nine
lives", lucky, you might make it shiny side up, down onto the flat,
and then coast to Bakersfield. Coast, 'cause you had no brakes.
But that was back in the good old days, before they straightened
the curves.
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