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Automotive News & Views Should the US government bring back the 55 mph max speed limit again?
1418 messages, Last post on Dec 16, 2008 at 11:21 AM
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Replying to: grbeck (Dec 07, 2007 9:46 am) |
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Replying to: fintail (Dec 07, 2007 11:02 am)
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Replying to: ehaase (Dec 08, 2007 5:43 am) "The 55 mile speed limit really does lower gas usage, and wherever it can be required and that people will accept it, we ought to do it," Clinton said. |
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| has always been the same. Whenever we have a problem, like we now have with higher fuel prices, there is always someone with a knee jerk response. Trying to fix the gas problem with the 55 MPH speed limit is just silly. As it is said the very definition of fool is someone that keeps making the same mistake over and over expecting different results. | |
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Replying to: ehaase (Dec 08, 2007 5:43 am) Interesting site too, I've never seen that before. Good information about the true motivation behind traffic laws and enforcement. |
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How well would you have accepted that? We were at war then and we are at war now. Today, we are advised by the Leftists there is less oil in the ground than ever. If it takes a National Speed Limit of 55 to conserve - who is the anarchist to object? Some talk of lane disipline, but who speaks out for speed discipline? Few musicians truly master their instrument and fewer drivers are qualified to aim the cars they buy, but they think they are qualified & therein lies the problem. Over confidence combined with under expertise. 
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| ..., assuming she gets nominated and elected, Hillary swaps her presidential limo for a subcompact. | |
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Only someone who likes controlling other people's lives would suggest such an absurdity. Particularly with the longer distances between cities in the West, lower speed limits lead to more falling asleep at the wheel, more road rage, and less respect for the law in general. This is why the states were right in getting back the power to have their own limits. It is why the states, with their differing geographic and traffic circumstances should retain the limits. The fuel problem can be solved by investing in alternate fuels, not imposing bureaucratic will on others.
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Replying to: cuhulin (Dec 08, 2007 12:17 pm) Now I don't think the distances between teh cities in the west got longer since last time we had 55, but yeah, driving 55 in the west was absolutely nutty. Spent the longest day of my life driving from Los Cruces, New Mexico to Kerrville, Texas. |
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Replying to: cuhulin (Dec 08, 2007 12:17 pm) falling asleep is a separate issue road rage is a separate issue caused by the instigator lacking patience less respect for the law in general is another separate issue. The feeble attempt at blaming a 55 mph limit for the above incidents indicates not accepting personal responsibility for commiting those errors.
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