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Driving big rigs is dangerous for all involved. I think maturity matters but that can be tested for at any age. Driving underload without skill and practice can
by foxhop 5y ago
Driving big rigs is dangerous for all involved. I think maturity matters but that can be tested for at any age. Driving underload without skill and practice can be very dangerous and loads are variable weight. Pay truckers double or triple pay since our roads in be states are deteriorating.
Same with be road crews, give them a bump too.
- dahfizz 5y agoCool, but this has nothing to do with OP's question (why does the age limit only apply when crossing state borders?). The answer is interstate commerce allows the Federal government to regulate it.
- poo-yie 5y agoCompletely agree. Big rigs with full load can weigh something like 80,000 pounds (40 tons)! They're much more dangerous to begin with due to the size and weight. Add to that dangerous road conditions (fog, rain, ice, snow) and it's much worse. Now put someone who's only had their driver's license a few years. Lack of maturity (generally speaking) and experience really makes it dicey. Heaven help us if the driver is glued to their phone texting their pals.
- lostapathy 5y agoAn M1 Abrams tank weighs on the order of 60 tons, and we're happy to send kids off driving those.
- Ekaros 5y agoHitting something with truck damages the truck and the thing. With tank it only damages the other thing... And when has army cared about collateral damage?
- lostapathy 5y agoI'm gonna guess there's a lot of stuff (expensive enough to make passenger cars seem cheap - including other tanks) to crash a tank into between when you get in on-base and when you arrive in enemy territory where you're supposed to break stuff.
- poo-yie 5y agoHow often do you see them cruising at 75 MPH on the interstate?
- nradov 5y agoHow do you test for maturity?