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Should the US government bring back the 55 mph max speed limit again?

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#64 of 1418 Te problem by boaz47 Dec 08, 2007 (7:48 am)
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.
#65 of 1418 Re: Hillary Clinton Endorses 55 mph Speed Limit [ehaase] by fintail Dec 08, 2007 (8:20 am)
Replying to: ehaase (Dec 08, 2007 5:43 am) Wow, makes the gargoyle look a little less trustworthy.   Interesting site too, I've never seen that before. Good information about the true motivation behind traffic laws and enforcement.
#66 of 1418 From 1942 through 1945 the National Speed Limit was 35 by euphonium Dec 08, 2007 (9:05 am)
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.
#67 of 1418 I'll accept the 55 mph limit if... by hpmctorque Dec 08, 2007 (9:45 am)
..., assuming she gets nominated and elected, Hillary swaps her presidential limo for a subcompact.
#68 of 1418 What a stupid idea! by cuhulin Dec 08, 2007 (12:17 pm)
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. Replies to this message: fezo (Dec 08, 2007 12:48 pm) euphonium (Dec 08, 2007 5:14 pm) fintail (Dec 08, 2007 6:50 pm)
#69 of 1418 Re: What a stupid idea! [cuhulin] by fezo Dec 08, 2007 (12:48 pm)
Replying to: cuhulin (Dec 08, 2007 12:17 pm) Just for the sake of argument, since I don't support a national 55 limit, the states always had the right to set their own speed limits. Setting one above 55 would mean no federal money for the roads, however, so there were consequences for doing so which naturally no one wanted to face.   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.
#70 of 1418 Re: What a stupid idea! [cuhulin] by euphonium Dec 08, 2007 (5:14 pm)
Replying to: cuhulin (Dec 08, 2007 12:17 pm) lower speed limits lead to more falling asleep at the wheel, more road rage, and less respect for the law in general.   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. Replies to this message: fintail (Dec 08, 2007 6:50 pm)
#71 of 1418 Re: What a stupid idea! [euphonium] by fintail Dec 08, 2007 (6:50 pm)
Replying to: euphonium (Dec 08, 2007 5:14 pm) But finding anyone in the world to logically defend 55 vs 45 or 50 or 60 or 65 is the same issue...and it can't be done. It is regressive and arbitrary and plain old stupid. No other developed nation would have such a low limit (and let's face it, the US is never right and everyone else is wrong), applied with a broad brush to every highway regardless of condition or location, and enforced based on a random number generator.   Funny that those who preach responsibility usually have little of it themselves...always some liberal or anarchist conspiracy behind every problem in the world, always the responsibility of others, never a mention of their own...talk about feeble. The silent generation should keep to this nickname...
#72 of 1418 what politician by boaz47 Dec 08, 2007 (10:43 pm)
in their right mind would support a national 55 MPH speed limit? It was soundly rejected the last time they tried it and the cars weren't as capable of higher speeds as they are today. When I visited my son at Fort Hood in 2005 I followed a truck doing 85 for about 200 miles in my PT cruiser. I could see no reason to pass because I would have to do better than 90 to get by. When I stopped for gas my average fuel mileage was 30 MPG. I know much of it was because of a slight draft on the truck but still I didn't normally average 30MPG. Except once on a cruise with 35 other PTs going to Santa Barbara. We got 30 MPG and averaged 60 MPH as a group. Just what real advantage would there be to another try at a national 55 MPH speed law. They would never get my vote.
#73 of 1418 Re: Should the US government bring back the 55 mph max speed limit again? [waltchan] by snakeweasel Dec 09, 2007 (10:30 am)
Replying to: waltchan (Dec 04, 2007 3:42 pm) OK I will jump into this. I say no simply because this is outside what the Federal Government is supposed to do.   If individual states want to impose a 55 MPH SL then fine let them, but the Federal Government should stay out of it.   I think right now a more strict enforcement of current SL's will do a lot too. Replies to this message: 0patience (Dec 09, 2007 10:51 am)

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