[Terabitten]

Yes, and as we proved before, the 55mph speed limit more than used up the fuel savings in damage to our economy in terms of lost time.

Let's see. According to the US Dep't of Transportation, the average commute in the US in 1995 (old data, I know, but the most current I could find) is 11.6 miles. 11.6 miles at 55 mph = 12.6 minute commute. 11.6 miles at 70mph = 9.9 minute commute. minutes.

Is that two minutes and forty-five seconds each way *really* destroying the economy? I doubt it.

Oh - source for the USDOT info is here.

[Spktyr]

The average United States driver travels 29 miles per day and is driving a total of 55 minutes per day. (This is an average vehicle speed of 32 mph.) US Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics