kgdblu Posted December 31, 2011 Report Posted December 31, 2011 http://www.ncdot.org/travel/statemapping/download/nctruckrestrix.pdf check page 11...
IndiCooper Posted December 31, 2011 Report Posted December 31, 2011 i just read the email!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WWWWWWWOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!:party::party::thrasher::sheep::aetsch::aetsch::elephant::marshmellow::turtle::bootyshake::cheers::marshmellow::eviltongue::bike::rock::motor::rock::top::marshmellow::adore::beer: :party::party:
JAB 67 Posted December 31, 2011 Report Posted December 31, 2011 Long overdue! But welcome nonetheless. JAB 67 Fairfax, VA 2004 MCS, PW/B
TGGRRR (Ali) Posted December 31, 2011 Report Posted December 31, 2011 Excellent!!! They really never should have been on that road. Tigger 2006 the cabrio and Riversong the 2014 Countryman
cmcveay Posted December 31, 2011 Report Posted December 31, 2011 For commerce, it's not a great step. Look at the area and you'll see that HWY 129 cuts the distance dramatically. Yep, I'm glad they are banned but I'm sure there will be some economic impact as a result. Now if they could just ban Soccer Mom's in their Mini vans from the Dragon! 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon "Homer" 2012 MB/CR JCW R55 "Merlin" Sold 2009 LB/LB R56 "Archie" Sold
kgdblu Posted December 31, 2011 Author Report Posted December 31, 2011 For commerce, it's not a great step. Look at the area and you'll see that HWY 129 cuts the distance dramatically. Yep, I'm glad they are banned but I'm sure there will be some economic impact as a result. Now if they could just ban Soccer Mom's in their Mini vans from the Dragon! and Hardley Ablesons...I got stuck behind one those 3 years ago...he took every turn at 10mph.:hmpf::argh: What about the economic impact when a truck jackknifes around a bend and possibly kills someone? Let them drive the extra distance....it might save a life!
TGGRRR (Ali) Posted December 31, 2011 Report Posted December 31, 2011 and Hardley Ablesons...I got stuck behind one those 3 years ago...he took every turn at 10mph.:hmpf::argh: I got stuck behind two of those last year, did they ever think of pulling over?? They were going under the speed limit. Arrgh Tigger 2006 the cabrio and Riversong the 2014 Countryman
cmcveay Posted December 31, 2011 Report Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) Read the linked document closely and it eliminates MOST tractor trailers but it doesn't get rid of all of them. Through trucks have more restrictions but local trucks can still be up to 48 feet long. I guess maybe the Dragon should be closed and drivers it should be certified to use it? If it's closed, it'll be a private road so there's no need for speed limits but of course, private roads aren't maintained by the state so someone would have to buy it and then they would have to charge to access it so it could be maintained for the select crowd who get certified for it. Seriously folks, it's a public road, paid for by the tax payers so it's open to "We the People" and not just "We the People that we think should use it". MOTD lasts for 3 days a year: Harley's and other motorcycles are on the dragon, spending their money almost all year. If they counted on us to keep their business going, they would starve... The road will be safer without a doubt and yes, I joked about mini vans but, again, it's a public road. Edited December 31, 2011 by cmcveay 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon "Homer" 2012 MB/CR JCW R55 "Merlin" Sold 2009 LB/LB R56 "Archie" Sold
IndiCooper Posted January 1, 2012 Report Posted January 1, 2012 And trucks pulling bass boats!!! I got stuck behind 2 last year after the parade it took me an hour and half to get back to Fontana!!! WTF!:banghead:
kgdblu Posted January 1, 2012 Author Report Posted January 1, 2012 Read the linked document closely and it eliminates MOST tractor trailers but it doesn't get rid of all of them. Through trucks have more restrictions but local trucks can still be up to 48 feet long. I guess maybe the Dragon should be closed and drivers it should be certified to use it? If it's closed, it'll be a private road so there's no need for speed limits but of course, private roads aren't maintained by the state so someone would have to buy it and then they would have to charge to access it so it could be maintained for the select crowd who get certified for it. Seriously folks, it's a public road, paid for by the tax payers so it's open to "We the People" and not just "We the People that we think should use it". MOTD lasts for 3 days a year: Harley's and other motorcycles are on the dragon, spending their money almost all year. If they counted on us to keep their business going, they would starve... The road will be safer without a doubt and yes, I joked about mini vans but, again, it's a public road. we know, Craig...just letting our fantasies run wild a bit is all.
Mr. Ed Posted January 3, 2012 Report Posted January 3, 2012 :congrats: It's about flippin' time! What I never understood is that, if any one of us so much as touched the center lines with our tires (or maybe just barely crossed over them), we could be issued a ticket. Okay, fine, I get it. They want to promote safer driving (couldn't possibly be that they want to generate revenue). So how could it possibly be legal, under the same set of laws, for a semi to drive that same road, when they not only cross the center lines in most of the turns, they actually have to completely straddle the shoulders of both lanes and block the turn completely to get around pretty much every single one of the tight turns. Talk about dangerous driving!
