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Originally Posted by widgeon13
Wasn't it proven that 55MPH was not safer and did not afford greater fuel efficiency.
Warner is ready for a dirt nap anyway.
Happy 4th of July.
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I think it's pretty well known that driving faster uses more fuel (air resistance increases with the square of speed or something like that).
The "safety" thing is a load of cr*p though. The highway death (rate per mile?) went down when the speed limit was lifted. This the first hit I got when I Googled "55 limit death rate":
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1998/11/02/MN65128.DTL
Higher Speed Limits, Lower Death Rates
Statistics surprise many observers of state's highways
"When California revved up speed limits nearly three years ago, critics predicted highway carnage as drivers sped past the new 65 mph signs -- and into trouble.
It didn't happen. Fewer people died in California auto wrecks last year than in any year in the past four decades, despite a doubled state population and triple the number of vehicles on the road. "
-Chris