55 mph speed limit?

Question

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5404686&page=1

How much longer before congress has us wearing blue jumpsuits and dodging closed circuit cameras for a momonet of privacy?

Answer 1

Lowering the speed limit in the 70's was done for several reasons... None of which would apply today.  

The safety of the cars back then, with just the lap belts and no airbags was horrid...Even the larger cars of the day usually meant fatal accidents...

The fuel economy we get in our vehicles today is twice what we were getting back then. So that's not an issue...

As an over the road truck driver, I would imagine the cost of goods would increase, because the trucking industry would require an increase in the cost it takes to transport the goods to and fro... With the advent of ULSD... the trucking industry has found the lower emission fuels come at the cost of  lower mpg's... and higher maintenance costs... Which will be passed on to the consumer.

Answer 2

55 mph speed limit is crazy.  They could change it yeah, but no one would actually go buy it.

Answer 3

Sooner than you think.

Answer 4

The scary thought of the day:  we are paying the people in Congress for s******g up our lives.