Should Nation go back to 55mph?!

Re: Should Nation go back to 55mph?!

feeds@yuku.com (54321blastoff) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:40:15 GMT

I hate driving over 60 on the highway anyway so I couldn't care less. I stick to the right lane or the lane right next to that lane and am not intimidated by honking. In fact..I often slow it a bit if some asshole decides to get wordy with me.

Re: Should Nation go back to 55mph?!

feeds@yuku.com (PassionatePiscesMan) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:27:08 GMT

Lots of states need more revenue so getting those speeders over 55 will help.

Re: Should Nation go back to 55mph?!

feeds@yuku.com (WeekiWacheeGirl) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:41:14 GMT

Before the federal speed limit
Historically, the power to set speed limits belonged to the states. Immediately before the National Maximum Speed Law became effective, speed limits were as high as 75 mph (120 km/h).[2] (Kansas had lowered its turnpike speed limit from 80 before 1974.) Montana and Nevada generally posted no numeric speed limit on rural roads.

[edit] 1974 - 55 mph National Speed Limit
As an emergency response to the 1973 oil crisis, the U.S. Congress and...

Re: Should Nation go back to 55mph?!

feeds@yuku.com (Roadfinder) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:54:18 GMT

Should we go back to 55 mph?

Yes!

The new five-dollar bill:

Re: Should Nation go back to 55mph?!

feeds@yuku.com (LaurenTheLush) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:25:25 GMT

The Garden State Parkway ranges in speed limits from 55 to 65 mph (depending on the area).

However, you get your ass ridden and honked at if you go any slower than 80.

Re: Should Nation go back to 55mph?!

feeds@yuku.com (fuggybootnling) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:21:27 GMT

Here's an idea: make people buy electric cars.

- building them creates jobs
- buying them helps economy
- no one needs gas
- electric cars barely go over 55 anyway

And where is that increased load of electricity going to come from pray tell?

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Re: Should Nation go back to 55mph?!

feeds@yuku.com (Double Edged Sword) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:51:27 GMT

Sloansalad wrote:
If we all drove electric cars, we would be confused attempting to walk down to electric avenue, because the avenues would all be electric avenues and we wouldn't know which one to walk to.

Now I can't get that damn "Electric Avenue" song out of my head. Thanks a lot.

Re: Should Nation go back to 55mph?!

feeds@yuku.com (meatball77) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:45:52 GMT

shadowdiana wrote:
The idiotic Senator that started this has obviously never been to a western state.

Make HIM drive 55 through Montana, Nevada, or any other state that has vast amounts of NOTHINHNESS (NTTIAWWT)
Easterners don't have a clue how nasty that would be.

Agreed. I70 East of Denver is bad enough when you can only go 70.

Re: Should Nation go back to 55mph?!

feeds@yuku.com (Mikey The Retard) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:45:44 GMT

My bus isn't allowed to go fast. We bump around alot when the crazy lady bus driver brakes too fast.

Re: Should Nation go back to 55mph?!

feeds@yuku.com (shadowdiana) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:30:35 GMT

The idiotic Senator that started this has obviously never been to a western state.

Make HIM drive 55 through Montana, Nevada, or any other state that has vast amounts of NOTHINHNESS (NTTIAWWT)
Easterners don't have a clue how nasty that would be.

Re: Should Nation go back to 55mph?!

feeds@yuku.com (Sloansalad) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:19:39 GMT

If we all drove electric cars, we would be confused attempting to walk down to electric avenue, because the avenues would all be electric avenues and we wouldn't know which one to walk to.

Re: Should Nation go back to 55mph?!

feeds@yuku.com (OuijaBroad) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:03:48 GMT

Statistics indicate that if they do this, road rage will increase by 96.3%

Re: Should Nation go back to 55mph?!

feeds@yuku.com (IndifferentCow) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:03:32 GMT

How is driving 55 going to lower the gas prices? Because we won't need as much?

I find 70 to be my happy speed, everywhere.

Re: Should Nation go back to 55mph?!

feeds@yuku.com (pussnbooty) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:00:03 GMT

PassionatePiscesMan wrote:
Oh boy the sweet little old ladies can drive 55 in the left lane.

They already do that.

Re: Should Nation go back to 55mph?!

feeds@yuku.com (PassionatePiscesMan) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:39:12 GMT

Oh boy the sweet little old ladies can drive 55 in the left lane.

Re: Should Nation go back to 55mph?!

feeds@yuku.com (Poverteeflatz) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:55:27 GMT

How about we lower gas prices and we can all drive 100mph..and kill ourselves by our own accord instead of going broke driving to and from work to pay to drive to work and not have the $ to buy groceries, toiletries, insurance, cigarettes, booze...you know the basics.

Re: Should Nation go back to 55mph?!

feeds@yuku.com (Nat57) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:37:13 GMT

I don't get why driving at higher speeds uses more gas? If we could have a 55mph to 65mph on the city freeways, and 65mph to 75mph on the open roads, I'd go for it.

Re: Should Nation go back to 55mph?!

feeds@yuku.com (meatball77) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:25:02 GMT

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Wouldn't this increase traffic also?

Re: Should Nation go back to 55mph?!

feeds@yuku.com (Softtaco) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:52:31 GMT

If we make the speed limit 55, then the old people on the highway will have to slow it back to around 15 to keep interfering with traffic flow. And that's too slow even for crazy old coots.

Re: Should Nation go back to 55mph?!

feeds@yuku.com (Antithesys) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:47:47 GMT

Here's an idea: make people buy electric cars.

- building them creates jobs
- buying them helps economy
- no one needs gas
- electric cars barely go over 55 anyway

Should Nation go back to 55mph?!

feeds@yuku.com (WeekiWacheeGirl) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:28:07 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) - An influential Republican senator suggested Thursday that Congress might want to consider reimposing a national speed limit to save gasoline and possibly ease fuel prices.

Sen. John Warner, R-Va., asked