Reduce speed limit to save gas? »
Posted By JessicaLaurie 1 year ago in Business & FinanceAn influential Republican senator suggested Thursday that Congress might want to consider reimposing a national speed limit to save gasoline and possibly ease fuel prices.
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chevydog12 months ago
We did this before and people fought it tooth and nail.
We heard that it wasn't the speed limit--that people were actually driving less because of the prices. We heard that cars and/or trucks got better milage at 65 rather than at 55. And on and on. Not sure that anyone ever determined what the case really was. As far as I could tell, most people assumed that driving more slowly saved gas, complained about driving more slowly, then did it. There were no mass arrests of speeders; it seemed like the interstates moved a little more slowly.
It took longer to get where one was going. But it seemed like when you got there you were less worn out than driving at a higher speed.
Also, those older vehicles were alot noisier--one could hear the difference between 55 and 65. Not sure you could today.
Think it was mostly symbolic. But where we are today--point and blame the other guy--even symbolism would help.
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skeptic27112 months ago
If you want to limit gasoline consumption then you control gasoline supply not speed. Why should a Prius owner have to drive slower so a Hummer owner has enough gas? Allocate the same amount of gas to each person and let each owner decided which vehicle to own and how fast to drive. Also allow gas credits to be traded between owners so that people who have to drive farther can buy them from people who drive less.
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harrison7512 months ago
They have actually found that driving slower does save some gas. I believe it is when driving above 50-60 mph, it increases wind resistance against the vehicle decreasing its efficiency with gas. So the people who drive 85 mph need to slow down some to save gas. However, if everyone would just stop driving their SUV's and big trucks that aren't needed, and start driving smaller cars (like the rest of the world does -look at Europe and Asian countries) a lot of gas could be saved.
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