Editorial
Increasing trucks load limits puts all in danger
Kiera Lee-Davis has a “deeply personal reason” to oppose House Bill 1190, legislation that would allow heavier trucks on Indiana roads. In a letter to the editor, the Terre Haute woman explains that her 23-year-old brother and her father were killed in 2017, along with a mother of five, when their car was struck from behind by a truck that failed to slow for an accident along Interstate 70.
Marion County Sheriff Kerry J. Forestal and Lawrence County Sheriff Mike Branham also oppose HB 1190.
“Unfortunately, we have seen too many truck crashes resulting in senseless tragedy and loss of life,” they wrote in an op-ed column published recently in the Indianapolis Star. “And while many of these crashes are not always the fault of the truck or truck driver, the reality is cars end up the loser upon impact. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, in 2019 (the last year for which data is compiled),
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Jeffrey Westling, resident fellow in technology and innovation at R Street Institute, told the Taxpayers Protection Alliance that providers have begun to call for cost-sharing when they must replace older poles to support the infrastructure they seek to deploy. The thought is that is fairer since the pole owner wholly benefits from the value of the improvements.
“As we consider subsidization programs, it is critical that regulatory barriers and excessive fees for things like pole attachments don’t add additional barriers,” he said. “Limiting these costs will minimize the need for subsidies and maximize the value of subsidies when they are required for a given community.”
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