Driving Hours for Truckers

The government allows truckers to work 70 hours a week with very little down time in between. Companies expand on this by stretching them as far as the law will allow! Somtimes to the detriment of everyone. If a driver has been on the road 14 hours and then back on again in 8 hours, where is family time? Where is wind down time? Where is dinner time? Most companies see their drivers as part of that truck, not a human. Well my husband is human. Going down the road I have witnessed many small cars whip in front of a tractor trailer only to not give that driver a thought of what could happen if he had a bad night or didn't sleep well because his wife is disabled and needed his help. We need this 70 hour law lowered for the safety of all!! Please, I have seen this and too many accidents, and marriages break up over this 70 hour work week to not bring this to someones attention.