'unsafe speed'

[RickG]

I've known several drivers working in their 70's . They stayed local though , not OTR . They do have to watch their health though . But if it's determined drivers can't hold a CDL after a certain age then drivers over that age should also be prohibited from driving RV's . Try pushing a law on that and watch the protest .
People wanting to mandate early retirement age need to think of the effect on Social Security . Get a few million people to quit contributing and start drawing from it 10 years earlier and it'll be in a lot worse shape than it already is .

[Cybergal]

Inattentive driver sideswipes semi in initial crash that led to Friday's deadly I-44 pileup

OTTAWA COUNTY, OKLA. - Authorities are piecing together information on why traffic was stopped on the interstate before a semi-truck plowed into a line of cars in Friday's pile-up that killed ten people.
A captain with the Oklahoma State Highway Patrol (OSHP) tells us the total investigation could take up to a month to complete.
Right now investigators are talking to witnesses and getting help from patrol officers as far as Oklahoma City.
The OSHP says motorists need to be alert on the interstate while driving.
Captain Scott Horton of of the highway patrol says preliminary reports show that a motorist was sleepy or not paying attention and drifted over to the shoulder and side swiped a semi-truck.

Inattentive driver sideswipes semi in initial crash - KOAM TV 7 Joplin and Pittsburg News Weather Sports |