WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP)
Canadian truckers could soon be tied to an electronic leash that would prevent them from driving any faster than 65 mph even as cars, vans and smaller vehicles zip by them at higher speeds. T h e p r o p o s a l , b e i n g examined by Canada’s federal and provincial governments, is aimed in part at improving road safety, but one analyst warns it could actually end up making highways more dangerous. “I see that as a great opportunity for accidents,” said Barry Prentice, a professor and head of the Transport Institute at the University of Manitoba. “We’ll have all these other yahoos trying to pass trucks left, right and center, especially on two-lane roads.” The federal and provincial gove rnment s are j o int l y studying the idea of requiring all large trucks to have their engine microchips permanently programmed not to exceed 65 miles per hour. One study, to be launched this fall, will look at whether these “speed limiters” would put Canada at an
