We already went through that years ago. I think it was 55 that was held as efficient.
I think it was 55 that was held as efficient.
55 killed lots of people. When limits went up deaths went down.
Nixon gave us the 55 and year round daylight savings time.
Double Nickels - The old double nickel speed limit was the most abused rule in America. I think the police gave up trying to enforce it or gave such small fines in some states people didn’t see it as a problem. The 55 mph speed limit did create a rather strange situation where speedometers in American cars were banned from showing speeds above 85 mph. I believe this was scrapped in the eighties as well.
“The speed limit on one of Britain’s busiest motorways is to be cut from 70mph to 60mph under a controversial plan to meet European Union pollution targets.”
What if your driving a Tesla? Does the ‘logic’ enable such a driver to go 100mph then?
If they want to cut pollution, start with a lot less brain-farts such as this.
Fatalities spiked in a couple of states where it is a long ways to anywhere (WY, ND, MT). Knocking 15 miles an hour off your progress adds a couple of hours to some trips, and people were falling asleep at the wheel.