We already went through that years ago. I think it was 55 that was held as efficient.
they drive in miles per hour over there?
[eyeroll] Who wasn’t paying attention and let the greenie weenies think they were in charge?
"He's dead but at least you have clean air"
I must say, as a slow driver, I let all folks pass me and I don’t care. Many, many times those who pass are angry, Prius drivers...equipped with their bumper stickers. Doesn’t when you accelerate really fast with a hybrid, doesn’t it use the engine at that time?
Remember that Jimmy Carter gave us the infamous 55 mph national limit. I am certain the cost of replacing all the speed limit signs was was far higher than the cost of any gasoline saved by driving 55.
This is what it should be...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-gzNi6MRwI
This is what it should be...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-gzNi6MRwI
Jimmy Carter II Redux
Just curious...why are distances measured in Miles and speed in Miles per Hour?
They could save time and resources by making a law that anyone cruising in the left lane for no reason have their license permenatly revoked and pay a $100,000 fine.
Maybe if they didn’t drive on the wrong side of the street.....
It’s ALREADY here in the United States. The EPA (not the state legislature) has been dictating Texas highway speeds for over a decade. Highway 59 is limited to 55MPH in Houston (it was even 50MPH for a stretch for awhile) even though they’ve admitted that Houston’s air pollution problems are not due to or (resolved by controlling) traffic pollution. The bad things roll in (it is a flat landscape) and additionally there is the petrochemical industry (but it is not the sole source of the pollutants that enter Houston’s airspace).
Remember double nickel here in the US? I did 85MPH then and now that its back up to 70MPH I’ve slowed down to 80MPH. :-)
The existing 70mph limit on UK motorways is routinely ignored, with very little enforcement - so unlikely there’d be much difference in the way people actually drive.