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55 returning? It had better not-the dumbest law since Prohibition
On Jul 5, 3:56 am, "Matt Wiser" > wrote:
> Anyone notice Sen. John Warner (R-VA) proposing a National Speed Limit? It's easy for him > to do so, as he's retiring from the Senate, and won't have to face the wrath of angry voters. > According to AP, he's contacted the Dept. of Energy to ask what speed limit (either 55 or > 60) would be most fuel-efficient. 55 may have been OK east of the Mississippi, but here out > West (I'm in CA), it stank. Anyone try an L.A. to Salt Lake at the despised double-nickel? > Or SF to Dallas or Seattle to Denver? Brock Yates said it best in 1975: The 55 speed limit > is/was the dumbest law since Prohibition. Speed limits should be set by the > states, period. If CA wants to go to 70 on Interstates and other rural freeways, or AZ, NV, > UT, and NM want 75, let them. Like the Sammy Hagar song goes: "I can't drive 55." How dare any of the speed nazis from Vagina propose anything. Those people in the "Commonwealth" should put everybody in the legislature out of office for what they're doing to their own citizens with speed enforcement. Any return to the 55 MPH is highway robbery, plain and simple. And btw, try driving I-16 in South Georgia at 55...it's not just those western states that an unreasonable 55 MPH would be a police state bonanza for. |
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55 returning? It had better not-the dumbest law since Prohibition
XOZ wrote:
> On Jul 5, 3:56 am, "Matt Wiser" > wrote: > >>Anyone notice Sen. John Warner (R-VA) proposing a National Speed Limit? It's easy for him >>to do so, as he's retiring from the Senate, and won't have to face the wrath of angry voters. >>According to AP, he's contacted the Dept. of Energy to ask what speed limit (either 55 or >>60) would be most fuel-efficient. 55 may have been OK east of the Mississippi, but here out >>West (I'm in CA), it stank. Anyone try an L.A. to Salt Lake at the despised double-nickel? >>Or SF to Dallas or Seattle to Denver? Brock Yates said it best in 1975: The 55 speed limit >>is/was the dumbest law since Prohibition. Speed limits should be set by the >>states, period. If CA wants to go to 70 on Interstates and other rural freeways, or AZ, NV, >>UT, and NM want 75, let them. Like the Sammy Hagar song goes: "I can't drive 55." > > > How dare any of the speed nazis from Vagina propose anything. Those > people in the "Commonwealth" should put everybody in the legislature > out of office for what they're doing to their own citizens with speed > enforcement. Any return to the 55 MPH is highway robbery, plain and > simple. And btw, try driving I-16 in South Georgia at 55...it's not > just those western states that an unreasonable 55 MPH would be a > police state bonanza for. Hell, the DC Beltway or Dulles Toll Road is downright dangerous at 55 (even though that's the posted speed limit.) Don't blame Virginians, we know better. Just blame this one guy that had a dumbass idea. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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55 returning? It had better not-the dumbest law since Prohibition
As far as I know, though I'll admit to not being the most educated on this,
we don't have a supply problem, we have a price problem. The Nixon Memorial Speed Limit won't do anything to help that. Just moar smoke and mirrors to deflect attention away from the real issue: namely hueg erl company profits. -- Comrade Otto Yamamoto http://mryamamoto.50megs.com Guaranteed 100% Fabricated! |
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55 returning? It had better not-the dumbest law since Prohibition
On Jul 5, 5:12*am, XOZ > wrote:
> On Jul 5, 3:56 am, "Matt Wiser" > wrote: > > > Anyone notice Sen. John Warner (R-VA) proposing a National Speed Limit? It's easy for him > > to do so, as he's retiring from the Senate, and won't have to face the wrath of angry voters. > > According to AP, he's contacted the Dept. of Energy to ask what speed limit (either 55 or > > 60) would be most fuel-efficient. 55 may have been OK east of the Mississippi, but here out > > West (I'm in CA), it stank. Anyone try an L.A. to Salt Lake at the despised double-nickel? > > Or SF to Dallas or Seattle to Denver? Brock Yates said it best in 1975: The 55 speed limit > > is/was the dumbest law since Prohibition. Speed limits should be set by the > > states, period. If CA wants to go to 70 on Interstates and other rural freeways, or AZ, NV, > > UT, and NM want 75, let them. Like the Sammy Hagar song goes: "I can't drive 55." > > How dare any of the speed nazis from Vagina propose anything. *Those > people in the "Commonwealth" should put everybody in the legislature > out of office for what they're doing to their own citizens with speed > enforcement. *Any return to the 55 MPH is highway robbery, plain and > simple. *And btw, try driving I-16 in South Georgia at 55...it's not > just those western states that an unreasonable 55 MPH would be a > police state bonanza for. I would agree, Virginia seems to have a "Hard-On" against speeding more than any state I can think of. They consider anything over 80 to be Reckless Driving and nail you accordingly. Jim K. Georges |
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55 returning? It had better not-the dumbest law since Prohibition
On Jul 5, 10:39*am, wrote:
> I would agree, Virginia seems to have a "Hard-On" against speeding > more than any state I can think of. They consider anything over 80 to > be Reckless Driving and nail you accordingly. > > Jim K. Georges Anything over 80 IS reckless driving. |
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55 returning? It had better not-the dumbest law since Prohibition
On 2008-07-05, Jeff Morrison > wrote:
> On Jul 5, 10:39*am, wrote: >> I would agree, Virginia seems to have a "Hard-On" against speeding >> more than any state I can think of. They consider anything over 80 to >> be Reckless Driving and nail you accordingly. >> >> Jim K. Georges > > Anything over 80 IS reckless driving. What a crock of ****. Go to Germany and ride with someone who lives there and has a decent car. a 100mph+ is perfectly safe. What's reckless is the stupid lane and other behavior that is permitted on US roads. |
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55 returning? It had better not-the dumbest law since Prohibition
"XOZ" > wrote in message ... > On Jul 5, 3:56 am, "Matt Wiser" > wrote: >> Anyone notice Sen. John Warner (R-VA) proposing a National Speed Limit? >> It's easy for him >> to do so, as he's retiring from the Senate, and won't have to face the >> wrath of angry voters. >> According to AP, he's contacted the Dept. of Energy to ask what speed >> limit (either 55 or >> 60) would be most fuel-efficient. 55 may have been OK east of the >> Mississippi, but here out >> West (I'm in CA), it stank. Anyone try an L.A. to Salt Lake at the >> despised double-nickel? >> Or SF to Dallas or Seattle to Denver? Brock Yates said it best in 1975: >> The 55 speed limit >> is/was the dumbest law since Prohibition. Speed limits should be set by >> the >> states, period. If CA wants to go to 70 on Interstates and other rural >> freeways, or AZ, NV, >> UT, and NM want 75, let them. Like the Sammy Hagar song goes: "I can't >> drive 55." > > How dare any of the speed nazis from Vagina propose anything. Those > people in the "Commonwealth" should put everybody in the legislature > out of office for what they're doing to their own citizens with speed > enforcement. Any return to the 55 MPH is highway robbery, plain and > simple. And btw, try driving I-16 in South Georgia at 55...it's not > just those western states that an unreasonable 55 MPH would be a > police state bonanza for. For those who weren't around for the original 55 law, it should be pointed out that the law itself didn't change any speed limits outside of federal property. Instead it coerced the individual states into lowering their speed limits by threatening to withhold federal highway dollars for those that did not comply. This is the same technique used to impose the 21-year-old drinking requirement, among others. No state can be forced to lower their limit by federal law, just "encouraged". So even if a federal law were passed, there is always a faint hope that at least some state legislatures will have some backbone, and not sell out their citizens for their 30 pieces of federal gold. |
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55 returning? It had better not-the dumbest law since Prohibition
On Jul 5, 12:40*pm, Jeff Morrison > wrote:
> On Jul 5, 10:39*am, wrote: > > > I would agree, Virginia seems to have a "Hard-On" against speeding > > more than any state I can think of. They consider anything over 80 to > > be Reckless Driving and nail you accordingly. > > > Jim K. Georges > > Anything over 80 IS reckless driving. Not True! On an urban interstate in moderate to heavy traffic, weaving in and out OK, but on a rural Interstate, staying in your lane with a speed limit of 65 or 70 among minimal traffic in perfect weather conditions, no, it's not reckless. Jim K. Georges |
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55 returning? It had better not-the dumbest law since Prohibition
On Jul 5, 1:04 pm, Brent P > wrote:
> On 2008-07-05, Jeff Morrison > wrote: > > > Anything over 80 IS reckless driving. > > What a crock of ****. Go to Germany and ride with someone who lives > there and has a decent car. a 100mph+ is perfectly safe. No, it's often true. Evidently you are unaware of the definitions of "perfect" and "safe" (what are those, words learned in 5th grade? Elementary school anyway). But, 80mph is "relatively safe", depending on where. You are not permitted to drive 80 through or around major German urban areas, same as in the US. > What's reckless > is the stupid lane and other behavior that is permitted on US roads. On that we agree, where we differ is what constitutes reckless and stupid. ----- - gpsman |
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