On 1-Jun-07, at 11:47 , Stephen Humphreys wrote:
Is that a serious suggestion (I mean the limit, not the measurement
system thing)?
55 mph as an "absolute max" across the USA?
Surely that would be crippling. If they tried that here (UK)
there'd be riots in the street!!
You might not be aware, but it was already done at least once, already.
When Jimmy Carter was president the national maximum speed limit was
lowered to 55 mph, in an effort to reduce fuel consumption. It was
repealed
in 1995 when the Republican's achieved a majority in Congress.
.
