OOIDA Call to Action - Oregon Members
March 12, 2003

Heads up, Oregon truckers! Legislation in the state House needs your attention.

HB2501 would raise the speed limit on major thoroughfares in the state. However, it still includes split speeds.
The bill gives the Oregon Department of Transportation the option of increasing the speed limit of 55 mph for trucks and 65 mph for cars on isolated, wide-open stretches of highway. The measure would allow new maximums of 65 mph for trucks and 75 mph for cars.
HB2501 is in the House Transportation Committee. It is vital you contact the committee members to let them know the importance of uniform speeds to road safety.
House Transportation Committee members to contact:

Rep. Alan Brown, chair
Rep. Terry Beyer, vice-chair
Rep. John Mabrey, vice-chair
Rep. Jackie Dingfelder
Rep. George Gilman
Rep. Mitch Greenlick
Rep. Cliff Zauner

For contact information, visit www.leg.state.or.us/house/houseset.htm and click on "Representative Information." You can also call OOIDA's membership department at 1-800-444-5791 and they'll look it up.