The parent comment suggested that both trucks were going as fast as their engine control would allow.
Re:Traffic Simulator
by frosted-flakes on Sunday February 13, 2022 @10:41AM
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Commercial trucks usually have speed limiters.
I guess it depends on the country. Here in the US trucks don't have limiters.
In the US, speed limiters have been required on heavy-duty trucks since model years in the early 90s (1992 I think). They are not required to be set to a speed matching the prevailing highway speed limit, but the overwhelming majority of fleet has them.
Re:Traffic Simulator
by frosted-flakes on Sunday February 13, 2022 @11:09AM
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They do if they want to cross the border into Ontario or Quebec.
It doesn't matter what you're driving, if you're getting into a flow that's going faster than you are you are either going to force it to slow down or cause a crash, depending on how much space is in front of whoever you choose to cut off.
I'll generally cut the trucks some slack because it's not like they can gain 10-15mph at the drop of a hat but when car drivers do it it's impolite and amounts to a big middle finger to everyone else.