Dave Head
Its the way the world works - something gets to be more trouble than its worth, you stop doing it.
All we'd have to do is have the government subsidize the construction and maintenance of railroad rails and rights of way. Trucking would dry up as way too expensive, as it should. Its a lot more fuel-efficient and labor-efficient to move stuff by rail. The "freebie" of the highways that we can no longer keep up, and have to put under construction pretty much continuously because of the trucks beating them to a pulp, would not be the big advantage that the trucking industry now enjoys.
Libertarian that votes Republican on the sole basis of the gun issue. Democrat come along that is more supportive of the 2nd amendment than the Republican he's running against, I'll vote for the Democrat. Both parties are really unacceptably attempting to limit freedom, but on this one issue, the choice is usually pretty easy.
Sure, and they pull people out of burning cars not because they're truckers, but because of the quality human beings that they are. This means they would do it if they were driving their cars, too. So, there's no real benefit for having them in 80,000 lb vehicles where one careless move can screw up a lot of traffic, maybe spread toxic chemicals all over the road or into the air, etc. Less trucks would be a good thing.
Get rid of the trucks. Move stuff on rails. People won't be getting run off the road quite so often, and can sometimes even "push back" if the other car is about the same size or lighter.
Dave Head
