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JPonder - I personally don't drive that fast either. I think most here will say, "DOOKIE," [credit-joesoot] on this idea, but here it is anyway. I wouldn't complain if all the speed limits went back to 55 mph.
You know those emails you get from time to time that say something like, "don't get gas from Wednesday to Sunday on such and such dates, we'll show them rag-heads?" Well, that crap don't work. Why would it? You have to get gas before and after those dates so it evens out. The only real way to lower the fuel prices is to reduce demand. The way to reduce demand is to reduce the use. If the speeds went back to 55 mph, and cops would write tickets for 62 and over, there'd be a he11 of a lot less fuel used, and demand would be less, and the cost would go down.
But those same idiots that come up with the, "don't get gas for these days," are the ones who don't have the discipline to slow down and save gas. They want cheaper fuel, but don't want to put any real effort toward it.
I've got a 35 mile drive to work. If I slow down by 5 mph, you know how much longer it takes me to get to work? Less than 3 minutes longer (due to the stops). Does that hurt me? No, 5 mph, and 3 minutes doesn't bother me. But if everybody did that, would it lower demand? You bet! Could everybody be convinced to slow down? I highly doubt it. So I'm for 55 mph on the Interstates. Running 60 mph is fast enough for everyone. Shoot, my grandfather used to walk everywhere he went, that puts some perspective on 60 mph. And, to top off all that, I'm driving my wife's old car (now mine, I keep the truck in the garage). It's a 1990 1. 6L Toyota with 171,000 miles, and I'm getting 36+ mpg back and forth to work. So when the higher prices of fuel hit (and they will), I'll still be driving relatively cheap.
My $. 02, let me know if you guys need change, hehehehe.
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- JyRO
You know those emails you get from time to time that say something like, "don't get gas from Wednesday to Sunday on such and such dates, we'll show them rag-heads?" Well, that crap don't work. Why would it? You have to get gas before and after those dates so it evens out. The only real way to lower the fuel prices is to reduce demand. The way to reduce demand is to reduce the use. If the speeds went back to 55 mph, and cops would write tickets for 62 and over, there'd be a he11 of a lot less fuel used, and demand would be less, and the cost would go down.
But those same idiots that come up with the, "don't get gas for these days," are the ones who don't have the discipline to slow down and save gas. They want cheaper fuel, but don't want to put any real effort toward it.
I've got a 35 mile drive to work. If I slow down by 5 mph, you know how much longer it takes me to get to work? Less than 3 minutes longer (due to the stops). Does that hurt me? No, 5 mph, and 3 minutes doesn't bother me. But if everybody did that, would it lower demand? You bet! Could everybody be convinced to slow down? I highly doubt it. So I'm for 55 mph on the Interstates. Running 60 mph is fast enough for everyone. Shoot, my grandfather used to walk everywhere he went, that puts some perspective on 60 mph. And, to top off all that, I'm driving my wife's old car (now mine, I keep the truck in the garage). It's a 1990 1. 6L Toyota with 171,000 miles, and I'm getting 36+ mpg back and forth to work. So when the higher prices of fuel hit (and they will), I'll still be driving relatively cheap.
My $. 02, let me know if you guys need change, hehehehe.
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