That is the law n Germany. Has been for at least 25 years. Trucks are
banned on Sunday too.
On Thursday, September 22, 2005, at 10:00 PM, Automatic digest
processor wrote:

> I've forgotten whether it's Holland or Denmark that has actually banned
> trucks from passing on limited access highways. They must stay in the
> right
> lane regardless of speed. The studies have shown that the "shock wave"
> that
> trucks cause by attempting to pass each other actually just slows
> everyone
> down. Truck traffic now moves as fast, or faster than it did before the
> regulation took effect. Speed is just testosterone converted to excess
> and
> unnecessary air pollution.
>