National speed limit pushed as gas saver

[OokiiMamoru]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- An influential Republican senator suggested Thursday that Congress might want to consider reimposing a national speed limit to save gasoline and possibly ease fuel prices.
Sen. John Warner has asked the Energy Department at what speeds vehicles would be most fuel efficient.

Sen. John Warner has asked the Energy Department at what speeds vehicles would be most fuel efficient.

Sen. John Warner, R-Virginia, asked Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman to look into what speed limit would provide optimum gasoline efficiency given current technology. He said he wants to know if the administration might support efforts in Congress to require a lower speed limit.......

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/....ap/index.html


Here we go again, they will proably come up with 60 mph INHO.

[theholycow]

Please no. This won't save any fuel, all it will do is cause the cops to spend more fuel chasing down speeders and bring in more money for the government to waste.

[hotcubed]

I'd agree. This is dumb.

If people want to save fuel, they'll drive like it. I know that already in the past year I've noticed that people are naturally driving a lot slower to and from work. We don't need a national speed limit to "help us out."