Which is what I was thinking of making it such a boon. Drivers need breaks, commutes, limited time of driving per day.
Those regulations protect the people living next to heavy routes, not the drivers. Similar to how airports cannot operate 24/7.
> Those regulations protect the people living next to heavy routes, not the drivers.
They're talking about amount of time in a driver's day spent driving, not what part of the day they drive. And those regs definitely are to protect the drivers, as well as all other involved parties and stakeholders.
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