Lowering the National Speed Limit *Poll*

[GearGuy2001 10+ year member]

With gas prices being so high (yes I know they are coming back down) would you support a Lower National Speed Limit on highways, most likely it would be 55mph?

Poll is for the speed you think our highways should be limited at and please respond why.

Personally I think 65mph is fine and I tend to go over that alot (escort 8500 x50 ftw).

edit: Here is my source for the information http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/driving-habits/national-speed-limit-to-help-save-gas-not-so-fast/

Click to read more...

 

[Trez0r 10+ year member]

I see no poll?

 

[GearGuy2001 10+ year member]

I see no poll?

Sorry its up now

 

[dpom 10+ year member]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. thats the sorriest exuse to save gas. your gonna piss people off and then the court system is gonna be flooded because of all the tickets cops will have to be righting... they need to control gas prices. not try to fix it through something else....

 

[malic 10+ year member]

greater than 75.

make the highway wider with more lanes and drive as you please.

 

[Skip01 5,000+ posts]

They already tried this with Nixon.....thats not a solution

We have enough oil and coal in USA that we'd never need to buy any from anywhere.......soon as we silence the democrats for not letting us drill youll see that

Unless you wanna run the country on Wind and Solar power.......

 

[Cravingbass123]

i value my time more than saving a lil gas by slowing down on the highway......

make it 100 mph max

people need to get their priorities straight.

time is money

 

[fwb_1234 10+ year member]

um currently speed limits are based mostly on safety.

Back in the gas crisis, the motives were different, and I'm not saying that gas conservation isn't part of it, but mostly it's cause we don't want people going 100 when people aren't prepared for that.

I think we should let the markets decide. It works in Europe, rich people go fast, normal people drive more reasonably.

Controlling gas prices is a terrible idea. We'd have a gas shortage because NO ONE will want to supply gas to us.

 

[fwb_1234 10+ year member]

uh yeahhhhhhhhhhh,,,
i value my time more than saving a lil gas by slowing down on the highway......

make it 100 mph max

You realize that you're gas mileage would be single-digits, right?

 

[Cravingbass123]

You realize that you're gas mileage would be single-digits, right?

yes you're talking air resistance, and drag etc...

but getting to my destination in half the time would mean more to me than getting even shittier mpg.

i already get single digits on regular days

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

You realize that you're gas mileage would be single-digits, right?

Not in my vette....I get 15 mpg at 100 MPH //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[slim8605 10+ year member]

greater than 75.
make the highway wider with more lanes and drive as you please.

I agree. I shouldn't be forced to drive that slow. If I want to throw away my money its my choice as long as I'm not harming anyone else.

 

[Chevillac 5,000+ posts]

i get better gas mileage at 75 than any other speed.

 

[Chevillac 5,000+ posts]

You realize that you're gas mileage would be single-digits, right?

u is dum

 

[GearGuy2001 10+ year member]

i get better gas mileage at 75 than any other speed.

75MPH is about 2200 RPM in 4th Gear for me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I too get amazing gas mileage at 75mph lol, the ****tards that do the speed limit screw me up, especially now since I90 by me is under construction and its 45mph //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif