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Title: Senator asks if nation's drivers should slow down
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URL Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_go_co/warner_speed_limit
Published: Jul 3, 2008
Author: JOSEF HEBERT
Post Date: 2008-07-03 21:42:02 by Jethro Tull
Keywords: None
Views: 909
Comments: 39

Senator asks if nation's drivers should slow down

By H. JOSEF HEBERT, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - An influential Republican senator suggested Thursday that Congress might want to consider reimposing a national speed limit to save gasoline and, in turn possibly ease fuel prices.

Sen. John Warner, R-Va., asked Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman to look into what speed limit would provide optimum gasoline efficiency given current technology. He said he wants to know if the administration might support efforts in Congress to require a lower speed limit.

Congress in 1974 set a national 55 mph speed limit because of energy shortages caused by the Arab oil embargo. The speed limit was repealed in 1995 when crude oil dipped to $17 a barrel and gasoline cost $1.10 a gallon.

As motorists headed on trips for this Fourth of July weekend, gasoline averaged $4.10 a gallon nationwide with oil hovering around $145 a barrel.

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#28. To: Jethro Tull (#0) (Edited)

An influential Republican senator suggested Thursday that Congress might want to consider reimposing a national speed limit to save gasoline and, in turn possibly ease fuel prices.

Maybe the "influential" ( what a joke) Republican senator should get his senile head out of his hairy butt and address more pressing national issues than what speed is optimal on freeways.

Warner is 81 years old. Isn't it time we start doing intellectual/cognitive testing on these politicians who are warming chairs Capitol Hill in their sunset years? Honestly, at his age Warner might have a hard time passing a driver's test.

scrapper2  posted on  2008-07-04   2:43:57 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Driving the olds back and forth to work at 55-60, one tank lasts 5 days. Driving at a strict 50, one tank lasts 8 days. So, I'm driving 50.

angle  posted on  2008-07-04   9:18:56 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Driving the olds back and forth to work at 55-60, one tank lasts 5 days. Driving at a strict 50, one tank lasts 8 days. So, I'm driving 50.

Well that may work for you individually but for many people, time is money. In a large metropolitan setting everyone commutes from the 'burbs on large multi-laned freeways at varied high speeds. Varied high speeds is what keeps traffic moving. If some jack-hat senile politician tinkers with varying high speed limits allowed in that game plan ( which has worked pretty well for umpteen years), commerce will be negatively affected as traffic will slow down to a crawl. No one is going to be happy saving a few dollars in chump change by wasting precious work/play time sitting in gridlock.

scrapper2  posted on  2008-07-04   12:41:00 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Well that may work for you individually but for many people, time is money.

I agree. I was only offering my own observations. No discredit to your particularly good rants.

angle  posted on  2008-07-04   14:38:28 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

#37. To: angle (#36)

I agree. I was only offering my own observations. No discredit to your particularly good rants.

Thanks for the compliment...I think....chuckle...I do love ranting...

scrapper2  posted on  2008-07-04 15:06:21 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

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