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Originally Posted by ASU2003
Just wait until someone makes GPS governors for cars. It would be the only way to enforce a 55mph law now.
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If I'm not mistaken, most government vehicles driven by military recruiters actually do have a similar governor system installed nowadays. FWIW.
Oddly enough, I'm still reading Cyn's OP and the entire issue at hand as speed limits vs. fuel economy.
Putting aside everything else dealing with greenhouse gases, who's generating local, state, or federal government revenue, scofflaws, ecology, or anything else for a moment, I'm focusing on that.
I know for a fact, and from experience, that my Jeep gets better fuel economy at speeds under 65. At 55, it's a significant improvement. If I were able, I would take my long Interstate trips at 55-60 mph just for that. It's worth it to me - I enjoy driving in my free time, and I plan plenty of extra time into road trips. There's no way I can drive more efficiently, though, because with the 65-70mph speed limits in this state, I'd be impeding traffic.
Given the way gas prices have continued rising for the past five or six years, I would be all for a 55 speed limit nationwide.
Whether it happens or not, or is even seriously considered, in the next five or ten years is moot. I would imagine that eventually speed limits will have to be reduced anyway, just due to population growth, urban sprawl, and other related issues. Can't really cite anything solid for that, it's just a hunch.
I might be full of shit, but that's where I feel it will end up over the long term.