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Originally Posted by Ryan
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The National Maximum Speed Law in the United States was a provision of the 1974 Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act that prohibited speed limits higher than 55 mph. This law was modified in 1987 to allow 65 mph limits on certain roads.
The law was widely disregarded by motorists. Most states subversively opposed the law, ranging from proposing deals for exemption from it to minimizing speeding penalties.
This cap was intended to reduce gasoline consumption by 2.2% in response to the 1973 oil
Where's the bit about safety?????
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I suspect you know I was referring to when speed limits were first enacted. As far as who paid for the poll, "Do you favor or oppose a law that would impose speed limits for boats on large lakes in New Hampshire?" could have been paid for by Santa Claus and the results would have been the same. The wording was simple, direct, and required a yes or no answer. Hardly an inflammatory question.