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SHRED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 12:26 PM Original message |
Nationwide 55 MPH Speed Limit |
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Mudoria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
1. I would have no problem with the reestablishment |
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SHRED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 12:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. perhaps politically it is not good to mention? |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
3. Was a disaster last time. |
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SHRED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 12:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Didn't loss of life drop however? |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 12:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I hear conflicting statistics |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 03:56 PM Response to Reply #12 |
26. Also, people paid more attention to driving in order to avoid a ticket |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. Not true. |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 01:26 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. No, your car was optimized for higher |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 01:44 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Nice rationalization. |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 01:49 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Truckers said the same thing in the 70's |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 03:36 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. ...and the power needed increases as the cube of the velocity. |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 04:23 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Maybe so. |
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Howzit (918 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 09:45 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. You are correct about the increase in drag, but don't forget engine efficiency |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 09:55 AM Response to Reply #14 |
44. I can put my transmission into Fifth gear at 25 mph. |
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navarth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
4. We had it under Jimmy Carter, I remember it well. |
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deadmessengers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
5. Because it would invite a giant money grab. |
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jpcrecom (121 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 12:41 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. It would also increase the cost of goods |
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Larkspur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
6. I'm already driving 55 mph when I'm on the highway |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 03:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. In the right lane, correct? |
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Larkspur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-09-08 09:52 AM Response to Reply #22 |
33. Yep, in the right lane unless a vehicle is going slower than 55 |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
8. Like it did the first time? |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 12:49 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. You'd think so |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 11:34 PM Response to Reply #11 |
31. I would rather rip out my fingernails than drive in London. |
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BarbaRosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
10. If we get 55, then east of the Mississippi gets 35. |
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Skink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
13. We need to construct a national Audobahn roadway... |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
15. Because we want everything while sacrificing nothing n/t |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
19. I keep it at 55-60 anyway. |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-09-08 07:25 PM Response to Reply #19 |
38. Me too. |
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Howzit (918 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
20. Why not set the speed limit to 30 MPG? This is no typo... |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 03:04 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. I think my car's below 30MPG at idle. |
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Zachstar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
21. I think we ought to go back but with a twist. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
23. I'd like to see a 35mph speed limit. |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 05:20 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. All vehicles should be "automated" anyway... |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-09-08 01:25 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. I have a lot more fun with my shoes. |
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Howzit (918 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 01:58 AM Response to Reply #23 |
42. This seems like a reverse pissing contest: Instead of my car is faster than yours, we hear |
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losthills (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-08-08 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
30. I really never stopped driving 55. |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-09-08 08:37 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Not sure about less likely to get killed |
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Howzit (918 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-09-08 01:57 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. Add to that; slow driving bores people to sleep. This leads to crashes. NT |
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losthills (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-09-08 05:52 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. 55 miles per hour is not "slow." |
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Howzit (918 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 12:08 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Tell that to long distance truck drivers NT |
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losthills (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 12:53 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. No problem..... |
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Howzit (918 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 01:55 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Long haul truckers have limits on hours they can drive per day, not mileage. |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 08:55 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Truckers paid by the mile |
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emmadoggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-09-08 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
34. Well, since the nearest 4-lane highway is |
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JMackT (95 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
45. Wont work for me |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 11:51 AM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Yee-haw! |
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JMackT (95 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 09:32 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. redneck?? |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 09:58 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Yeah ... |
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JMackT (95 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 10:09 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Its all good |
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