Wouldn't you save a lot of money if you drove the speed limit?

Question

I may drive at the speed limit in the slow lane and cars are speeding past my. where are the police?

Jimmy Carter had 55 MPH to save gas, shouold we get it back?

Answer 1

no at higher speeds and lower rpm you can get better mileage for example gas guzzler srt-10 at 55 mph gets 10mpg highway at 85 it gets about 19 and you are going alot faster and that car is a gas pig. my s10 gets 22 mpg as it sets highway at abotu (4th gear 3krpm) 60 ive gone (5th gear 2100rpm) 80 in it and the mileage reads 24 so higher speed lower rpm better mileage

Answer 2

i think the 55 will come back within a few years.and i think it is a good thing!

Answer 3

YES, and I almost always do. The 55 MPH limit was a stupid idea and Carter was one of the WORST leaders we ever had.

Answer 4

for best mileage, drive with traffic, keep up with the slow lane and don't cause a blockage.  you'll get good mileage following traffic, you let off alot.  the biggest thing you can do is your driving style, you get twice the mileage slowing down and triple going down hill, so the sooner you let off the gas the better you will do. anticipate stop signs and lights, left off the gas as soon as you can..

   Always use your od, if you don't have one, put on 2 size larger tires on the drive wheels and remember to figure a correction for mileage.  you can check it against a gps to find it..

it really helps if you have a car with a mileage computer so you can watch it...

Answer 5

How about better fuel efficiency standards and improved engine technology. it's still best left for the states to set their own speed limits. America is a very big place geographically speaking, and let's not forget about population densities in places like NYC vs. places like Phoenix or Dallas.

Answer 6

I do agree with you and everythin in the first answer (AJ) but I personally would buy the hybrid cars just because they are environmentally better and they are gonna be better developed in a few years and did you know that people are inventing these cars that save a lot of gas, they are more efficient cause they reuse the heat energy that's lost or in otherwords they reduce the energy lost to almost zero. That's the best. Sorry I don't think I was much help but I thought it was interesting to share this info.