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There is that kind flexibility, drivers can drive past the limit in order to find a safe spot, but if they do that on a regular basis they’ll get pinged which i

There is that kind flexibility, drivers can drive past the limit in order to find a safe spot, but if they do that on a regular basis they’ll get pinged which is fair. The problem again is the real world: there are instances where truck stops are full and they would have to drive many miles until they find a spot. Not to mention sometimes they are stopped and are ordered to move the truck, which breaks their rest time. Now you see trucks driving at 2mph on the parking lots or side streets in order to not trip the gps. But also given the structure and culture of the industry ( which drivers are only a piece ) there’s only a hard limit, which is the one that gets you in trouble, everything else is just a footnote.

nordsieck 3y ago
> But also given the structure and culture of the industry ( which drivers are only a piece ) there’s only a hard limit, which is the one that gets you in trouble, everything else is just a footnote. It sounds to me like you're saying that we need hard limits because permissiveness will always be abused.
- PedroBatista 3y ago
  Everyone "needs" hard limits because permissiveness will always be abused. That's why police and jails exist. That doesn't mean the hard limits are align with what I would consider a "healthy" system composed by people. The current trucking business ( at least in the US ) is insane from an individuals perspective, paper or non-existent logs will not solve anything. And that's one of the issues, everyone wants to "solve" their own problems and screw the rest ( it's their problem not mine ). Over time that means the drivers were the ones who got screwed the most.