Are you ready for 55 miles per hour speed limits? Are you driving 55 mph but on gasoline, causing a drop in gas prices? 55 mph save lives ? The results of recent and past studies have been mixed.
History of 55 MPH Speed Limits:
Historically, the power to set individual state limits belonged to individual states with maximum limits up to 75 MPH . During the 1973 oil crisis, the US Congress and President Richard Nixon imposed a national 55 as the speed limit in 1974. States have been forced to collect road money to cope with the ongoing situation. money After the oil crisis ended, the 55 mph speed limit was maintained for “possible” safety reasons. In 1987, Congress permits states to speed raised speed limits to 65 mph on rural Interstate highways and in 1988 Congress extended the same 65 mph limit to some built-up rural Interstate highway standards.
In 1995 Congress lifted all federal speed limit control and He fully restored the speed limit and authority to the individual states. Now Congress and the Senate are “considering” re-visiting the 55 mph speed limits allowed current maximum speed limits are on average lower than in 1974, with the exception of interstates and turnpikes.
Imposition and non-compliance is 55 MPH Speeds:
55 mph was unpopular and almost violent. Some have claimed that lowering the speed limit to 55 mph will not reduce the price of oil in the United States. it was importing almost double the amount of oil in 1995 as in 1974.
55 The quiet speed limit did nothing to encourage People to drive smaller cars or less. The 55 mph limit soon forces all drivers to slow down, whether in gas-guzzling vehicles or in Fuel efficient cars.
Studies have been limited to a 55 mph speed limit with mixed results as to the reduction of traffic links that time One study showed an increase in homicide after a few months of a lower speed limit.
For one good thing (for sure):
During the mandatory 55 mpg speed limit I had a vehicle that my average readings gas mileage/ a>. After many years of experience with that reading, there was no doubt that he should drive at slower speeds to save on fuel. When speeds increased in 5 mph increments, gas mileage took a serious drop. Another obvious factor was the “Jack rabbit starts and it ends” which almost throws the picked into convulsions!
Conclusion:
It remains to be seen whether the Senate will deliberately “do what is for my own good.” It is questionable whether the 55 mph speed limit will solve anything or not, once again. It’s not a question of 65 mph or 75 mph, but how quickly that speed is reached! We can do this (if we want) without having to tell the government.
