[schiffern]

>The 55 MPH speed limit was enforced by congress to reduce the consumption of fuel (gasoline). It has nothing to do with safety.

The second sentence doesn't follow from the first. I guarantee there were congress-critters for whom the safety justification tipped their vote.

[tptacek]

You write that like it's crazy. But the data shows that when people drive faster on average, accidents increase.

[orangethirty]

All I'm stating is that the double dime speed limit was enforced as a measure to reduce fuel consumption. Read this: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-signs-natio...