From auto blog:
"Spurred by high fuel prices, New Jersey governor Jon Corzine has introduced a plan to decrease fuel prices that would bring back the 55 MPH speed limit. OK, so it's only a proposal, and it's only one state, but pundits suggest that something like this could spread like wildfire in today's current tinder-like political climate. (As evidence of how weird everything tends to get when prices at the pump jump up, note that Republicans are suggesting oil companies pay a windfall tax to support a $100 fuel rebate).

As The Auto Prophet points out, fuel prices haven't really resulted in people driving under the current speed limit, so such a move would seem to make little sense from a practical standpoint. Of course, cognitive reasoning rarely gets in the way of a successful career in politics, though.

Sammy Hagar could not be reached for comment."

 

Ya good luck with that, he drops it to 55 there'll be a helluva a lot more tickets to give out.

 

^ Well, they're probably pay off the oil companies enough with the ticket money that they can lower the gas prices...

 

He's got to think of all the DMV vehicles to dispatch out to replace the signs, not only that, but the energy to produce more "5" stickers, and more traffic issues such as jams and people rubbernecking while watching the signs change, and after that because all the old people hold up traffic cuz their doing 40 cuz they always go 15 under the speed limit and they there's more gas used just sitting in traffic and it then changes to City mpg since its not highway speeds, then they have to retest the cars AGAIN because of the new change and then more gas used to test all the cars and AHHH MY MIND ASPLODE!!!!!

needs punctuation, but hey, whats a good rant with periods?

 

HILARIOUS... but i do agree

 

This will NEVER happen in Texas.

 

Its 55 in Chicago...but nobody really goes that slow.

 

I think it's 45 here, people do more like 60-80 on roads that permit it.