Comments on: Mary Peters: Lawbreaker

By: JanBOLT

JanBOLT — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:02:50 +0000

We are spreading the word to bikers – you know, the motorcyclists who are more than enthusiasts like Mary Peters who is a danger to herseld and others when she gets on two wheels. The dumb bitch caught her front tire on the rear of her husbands bike, crashed, and now wants to force helmets onto all motorcycle operators.
Many of you truckers ride on 2 wheels when you can. We are discussing how we can support your effort while also supporting our effort.
If you are looking for other ways in which she is acting with no regard when it comes to law, we have info for you.
The NHTSA is prevented by Congress from using taxpayer money to lobby the states for enactment of helmet laws.
On Valentines Day, 2008, this sweetheart who can kiss my ass, sent a proposal to Congress that would allow the NHTSA to use tax money to promote helmet use in all states, and wants to use funds set aside for motorcycle safety, awareness, and education programs to do it.
Leading up to this, on 9/11/07, the NTSB, which is not similarly prevented from lobbying, took up the lobbying efforts which Congress prevented the NHTSA from undertaking.
As a lifelong biker, please believe me that there is no suit and tie bureaucrat more concerned about my safety than me. As Americans, we should all have the right to decide such matters of extreme importance for ourselves. For Mary Peters to try and FORCE a helmet onto my head, I’d just as soon kick her in the teeth and go to jail for it than put up with that kind of encroachment on my liberties.
I am organizing the following protest action and will have some more choice words for Ms Peters:
PATRIOTS DAY RALLY, APRIL 19TH, WAKE COUNTY SPEEDWAY, RALEIGH, NC
Leave me a message at 919-342-0403 if you want to extend your coalition to include bikers. Thanks!

By: patricia

patricia — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:29:51 +0000

I think Mary Peters should be fired, thrown in prison and the key thrown away. This should happen to anyone who sells our country and places Americans in jeopardy. I know some congress people who should be fired also for selling out this country and her people. FIRED MARY PETERS NOW

Sincerely,
Patricia

By: Lawrence Landrigan

Lawrence Landrigan — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:32:28 +0000

for anyone who claims the mexican trucks are as safe as u.s. trucks, i have one thing to say: trinity industries de mexico. it’s a mexican trucking company with 12 trucks. it was “audited” by u.s. inspectors before it was allowed in the program. turns out it had 75 out-of-service orders in the previous year, should have had 476 more under DOT’s own criteria and averaged 112 safety violations per truck. when that information became public it quietly withdrew from the program.

By: robert fortin

robert fortin — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:29:12 +0000

If Mexico wants to have thier trucks use American highways let them follow the same laws as we do and pay the same fees. Yes she should be fired.

By: stacy

stacy — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:51:09 +0000

i’m a owner operator and i think she should be fired as well.we in the us have to live to higher standards as driver why not her?if we brake the law we get fired or fined or lose our CDL’s.
laws were made for everyone to follow not just the general public.

By: Klesb

Klesb — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:56:43 +0000

Doesn’t the employer have to fire an employee?
So, shouldn’t we be trying to fire the employer here?
GO FOR IT!
IT’S CALLED IMPEACHMENT!!!

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:17:09 +0000

I think not only should mary peters should be fired but also should have to spend a month or two riding in one of these trucks she is fighting to allow crossing the borders if she feels so safe

By: teamsterpower

teamsterpower — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:57:11 +0000

The pilot program was illegally launched. It had not met the safety requirements that Congress had established years before. It was not even legally a "pilot program" because there was no public comment period, there are no measurable outcomes, there is not a measurable sample. This is a sham. Yes, we have plenty of problem trucking companies in the U.S., which is another argument why U.S. inspectors should not be sent to Mexico to inspect Mexican trucks. There is plenty of work for them to be doing right here. The companies have been "inspected?" Companies such as Trinity Industries de Mexico, which had 1,123 safety violations reported in the year before the pilot project began in September? Yes, that's right. This was one of the companies the DOT approved for this program. Give me a break. I think it is you who needs to take the blinders off. When it comes to protecting Americans, this administration has done a lousy job. Sure it's willing to spy on us and invade our privacy to keep terrorists out. But it has gutted regulatory agencies and allowed corporate terrorists to poison produce, put lead in our kids' toys and now add unsafe Mexican trucks to our highways. Sometimes regulation is a good thing. Yes, I'm sure there are plenty of good trucking companies in Mexico, too. And many of them do not want to see this pilot project go forward either. They are afraid this will do to the trucking industry what NAFTA did to Mexican farmers. Mary Peters is not doing anybody any favors here -- other than the US manufacturers who moved their factories south and now want to pay pennies on the dollar for shipping too. And the fact remains that Mexican trucks and drivers do not meet U.S. standards when it comes to safety, emissions, hours of service, training, etc. And until Mexico can meet its obligation to abide by our rules, they should not be allowed on our roads. Why make a problem worse, by opening our roads to more unsafe trucks?

By: Douglas Shirk

Douglas Shirk — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:35:11 +0000

I think we all need to calm down a bit. We have plenty of our own “80,000 # missles” on our highways. The pilot program was established and in place prior to this latest bill and the companies involved have all been investigated and inspected. Many of you are probably living with blinders on and are stereotipycally assuming the worst. The fact of the matter is that Mexico has some very good trucking companies with the latest equipment kept in good condition. I know, I’ve been there. I’d be more worried about some of our own trucking companies in the U.S.

By: Michele Bellini

Michele Bellini — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:00:34 +0000

Enough, already! Get rid of the criminals!