----- Original Message ----- From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 5:30 PM Subject: Re: Speed Limits
> At 10:16 PM 1/14/02 -0800 Doug wrote: > >I wish the speed limit was an absolute, whatever it is. If > >everybody thinks the speed limit should be 70-80 mph (~113-129 kph), > >we should make it that and enforce it. Most people around here > >(Ca.) want to do 70-80 mph in the fast lane. You seldom get stopped > >unless you are driving like an idiot (buttsniffing, weaving etc.) > >especially if you keep it under 75. But then there are the > >"enforcers" - self righteous people that get in the left lane and do > >the posted speed limit even when there are 3 or more lanes to the > >right of them with people whizzing by on that side. > > Here here! > > The dirty secret of speed limits in this country is that they are *not* > based on safety. Instead, they are a relic of attempts to boost fuel > efficiency during the 1970's. > > Personally, I believe that speed limits should be raised to 85 on most > straight limited-access highways - and then there would be a far greater > respect for the law. Not only that, but the speed at which a vehicle is most efficient is different for each car. Trying to make a blanket rule for fuel efficiency is a joke. xponent Hydrogen Economy Maru rob
