Why stop at 55? Why not set the national speed limit at 30? Or maybe 25.
Then you could recycle most of the speed limit signs around the country, too, since the same limit would be imposed everywhere.
Or maybe we should make it 15 MPH, so we can recycle those school zone signs, too.
I believe the maximum average gas mileage on the interstate would be achieved by enforcing a 45 mph speed limit.
Not that I’m necessarily in favor of it.
No,no,no! We must take this to the most logical,, safe, and cost effective conclusion.
Since the Federal bumper standards are five miles per hour we must have our Nanny State demand we drive at half that speed, 2.5 miles per hour. This way if we get into a head on collision neither vehicle will be damaged much and we will all save on our insurance bills as well as save tons of money on gas.
At this speed we would get so frustrated that we would never travel anywhere and thus save even more fuel and also support our local stores even more!
I shouldn't have to post this as sarcasm but I will for those who are too literal.
During World War II, there was both gasoline rationing and a national 35 mph speed limit. Of course, other than a few parkways in New York, a few freeways in California, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike, there were no high speed limited access highways in America.