Elizabeth Dole conceived and implemented the nationwide 55 MPH speed limit, she is responsible for that stupid 3rd brake light, and most importantly, the concepts of the primary seatbelt laws and DWI fishing expedition checkpoints can be traced directly to her.
Good riddance.
Unfortunately, we will never be able to rid ourselves of these legacies.
The 55 MPH speed limit implemented by the 1974 National Maximum Speed Law. Dole did not become the Secretary of Transportation until 1983.
she is responsible for that stupid 3rd brake light
The third brake light is not stupid. It saves lives. People are stupid for not noticing the other two brake lights.
IIRC, she is also credited with coining the phrase “the glass ceiling” ...