Posted by
The New THOMA$ REPORT on Saturday, July 05, 2008 2:25:45 PM
They tried it in the seventies during that "contrived" gas shortage
and it didn't work because people continued to drive faster and cops, who
"felt for them" ignored it. Most cops drove faster than that, even when not on a run. If you DO "drive 55," and
you're in the center lane, you'll soon feel like a "rock in a stream"
as you get passed on both sides. The same thing happens to me as I drive at the
75 MPH speed limit in some places. Driving 55 will not produce more oil. It will
not have a single effect on the environment. It MIGHT save you a little money.
But increasing oil production in this country and allowing new oil refineries
to be built will save you more, as gas prices come down. Liberals always try
and get YOU to "change your way of living" to advance their pet
projects, and "knock" you when you don't. "Driving 55"
won't work this time, either. But it will take you a lot longer to get where
you're going, which will COST you more money than you'll save in gas cost. (Wired)