Comments on: Should speed limit be lowered to 55 mph? http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/15/should-speed-limit-be-lowered-to-55-mph/ Tell Jack how you really feel Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:00:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Duncan Holmes http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/15/should-speed-limit-be-lowered-to-55-mph/#comment-322219 Duncan Holmes Thu, 15 May 2008 22:21:36 +0000 http://cnncaffertyfile.wordpress.com/?p=378#comment-322219 Sure. If it's knocked back to 55, most everyone will still travel at 65. At 55 you can almost smell the roses, which ain't a bad thing at any age. My choice always is to stay in the right lane and let the rest of the world go by. Sure. If it's knocked back to 55, most everyone will still travel at 65. At 55 you can almost smell the roses, which ain't a bad thing at any age. My choice always is to stay in the right lane and let the rest of the world go by.

]]> By: Harold Haight http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/15/should-speed-limit-be-lowered-to-55-mph/#comment-322218 Harold Haight Thu, 15 May 2008 22:21:34 +0000 http://cnncaffertyfile.wordpress.com/?p=378#comment-322218 It's a "No Brainer." We have to go back to 55 mph. You're the first I've heard on TV to bring up one of the things that must be done to decrease dependence on imported oil and to fight global warming. It's a "No Brainer." We have to go back to 55 mph. You're the first I've heard on TV to bring up one of the things that must be done to decrease dependence on imported oil and to fight global warming.

]]> By: Ty http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/15/should-speed-limit-be-lowered-to-55-mph/#comment-322217 Ty Thu, 15 May 2008 22:21:28 +0000 http://cnncaffertyfile.wordpress.com/?p=378#comment-322217 When people really want to spend less on gas, they'll slow down themselves. But for now, spending an extra 2 minutes in car is apparently just too much of a sacrifice. Only when everyone wants to go slower voluntarily will real change occur. Lowering the speed limit would just mean more speeding. When people really want to spend less on gas, they'll slow down themselves. But for now, spending an extra 2 minutes in car is apparently just too much of a sacrifice. Only when everyone wants to go slower voluntarily will real change occur. Lowering the speed limit would just mean more speeding.

]]> By: Don http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/15/should-speed-limit-be-lowered-to-55-mph/#comment-322216 Don Thu, 15 May 2008 22:21:22 +0000 http://cnncaffertyfile.wordpress.com/?p=378#comment-322216 Yes, lower the speed limits please!!. Not only would it save gas but more important, it would save lives too. Yes, lower the speed limits please!!. Not only would it save gas but more important, it would save lives too.

]]> By: angie p http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/15/should-speed-limit-be-lowered-to-55-mph/#comment-322213 angie p Thu, 15 May 2008 22:21:18 +0000 http://cnncaffertyfile.wordpress.com/?p=378#comment-322213 I view the lowering of the speed limit as nothing more than an excuse to hand out more speeding tickets. Sammy Hagar and I agree: I can't drive 55! I view the lowering of the speed limit as nothing more than an excuse to hand out more speeding tickets.

Sammy Hagar and I agree:

I can't drive 55!

]]> By: Jackie - Vallejo, CA http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/15/should-speed-limit-be-lowered-to-55-mph/#comment-322211 Jackie - Vallejo, CA Thu, 15 May 2008 22:21:03 +0000 http://cnncaffertyfile.wordpress.com/?p=378#comment-322211 Lowering the speed limit, or a gas tax holiday won't lower the price of gas. Even blue collar middle class whites will tell you time is money, lowering the speed limit will hurt everybody. The only thing that will lower gas prices is for the United States to allow American oil companies to drill in America. But, eventually the American oil companies will import cheap labor to do the drilling. Which would lead to oil spills, and put us right back where we are today. Lowering the speed limit, or a gas tax holiday won't lower the price of gas. Even blue collar middle class whites will tell you time is money, lowering the speed limit will hurt everybody. The only thing that will lower gas prices is for the United States to allow American oil companies to drill in America. But, eventually the American oil companies will import cheap labor to do the drilling. Which would lead to oil spills, and put us right back where we are today.

]]> By: Vic DeHAven http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/15/should-speed-limit-be-lowered-to-55-mph/#comment-322210 Vic DeHAven Thu, 15 May 2008 22:20:57 +0000 http://cnncaffertyfile.wordpress.com/?p=378#comment-322210 Jack I live near I-10 in the little town of Quartzsite, AZ, which is about 17 miles from Califronia and 130 from Phoenix. On recent trips to the "belly of the beast" Phoenix, I average about 27 mph on the way to PHX at 70 plus mph and on the return trip I get about 30 mph at 60. For 10% or more in fuel savings it would be better to have a 55 mph limit. It worked for me, as a trucker, in the 70s, it can work again. Somehow this concept has eluded most of those folks that can still afford to make long trips. I see people driving the same speeds, the linit is 75 out here, but long distance traffic seems to be thinning out. However in Phoenix it is just as crazy as ever..... Vic DeHaven Jack I live near I-10 in the little town of Quartzsite, AZ, which is about 17 miles from Califronia and 130 from Phoenix.
On recent trips to the "belly of the beast" Phoenix, I average about 27 mph on the way to PHX at 70 plus mph and on the return trip I get about 30 mph at 60.
For 10% or more in fuel savings it would be better to have a 55 mph limit.
It worked for me, as a trucker, in the 70s, it can work again.

Somehow this concept has eluded most of those folks that can still afford to make long trips. I see people driving the same speeds, the linit is 75 out here, but long distance traffic seems to be thinning out.
However in Phoenix it is just as crazy as ever.....
Vic DeHaven

]]> By: Dean http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/15/should-speed-limit-be-lowered-to-55-mph/#comment-322209 Dean Thu, 15 May 2008 22:20:51 +0000 http://cnncaffertyfile.wordpress.com/?p=378#comment-322209 rather than enacting policies that continue the use of oil... the western world should be looking at ways of removing it... there is a mountain of info that shows Hydrogen Peroxide can be made stable and cheap enough to match gasoline... make laws that give cars using renewable or hybrid technology the same status as High Occupancy Vehicles (and expand their use) pushing gas guzzlers into more congested lanes and the problem would solve itself... rather than enacting policies that continue the use of oil... the western world should be looking at ways of removing it... there is a mountain of info that shows Hydrogen Peroxide can be made stable and cheap enough to match gasoline... make laws that give cars using renewable or hybrid technology the same status as High Occupancy Vehicles (and expand their use) pushing gas guzzlers into more congested lanes and the problem would solve itself...

]]> By: Michael Januszczyk http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/15/should-speed-limit-be-lowered-to-55-mph/#comment-322208 Michael Januszczyk Thu, 15 May 2008 22:20:49 +0000 http://cnncaffertyfile.wordpress.com/?p=378#comment-322208 Hello Jack, Suggesting that lowering speed limits is as absurd as not taxing pickup trucks in the US with gas guzzler tax. How about we allow diesel engines into the US which attain with ease 40-60 mpg. Another option would be to offer vehicles with smaller engines - who realistically needs 6.2L V8 engines... lets get real... All it takes is to look to Europe and start to import those engines -- gas prices in Europe are double what they are here, and somehow most folks drive cars that get 40-50 mpg, what do the Europeans know that we do not. I enjoy the show -- but reducing the speed limit is not the option but a waste of time. Regards, Michael Hello Jack,
Suggesting that lowering speed limits is as absurd as not taxing pickup trucks in the US with gas guzzler tax. How about we allow diesel engines into the US which attain with ease 40-60 mpg. Another option would be to offer vehicles with smaller engines – who realistically needs 6.2L V8 engines... lets get real... All it takes is to look to Europe and start to import those engines - gas prices in Europe are double what they are here, and somehow most folks drive cars that get 40-50 mpg, what do the Europeans know that we do not.
I enjoy the show - but reducing the speed limit is not the option but a waste of time.

Regards,
Michael

]]> By: Sandra St. Mire http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/15/should-speed-limit-be-lowered-to-55-mph/#comment-322207 Sandra St. Mire Thu, 15 May 2008 22:20:48 +0000 http://cnncaffertyfile.wordpress.com/?p=378#comment-322207 Dear Jack, I've often thought that the laws should reduce the speed limits to conserve gas. I remember when the speed limit was first changed back there in the seventies and I must admit to a couple of tickets for not obeying which brings me to my second point that this should not be a "siggestion" but a law because there will alway be people who feel it doesn't apply to them. This is important enough that we must all be engaged plus think of all the extra revenue to be made from speeding tickets. I also noted that reducing the speed limit actually save more than Hillary Clintons gas tax holiday and she'd be pleased that I didn't need an expert in economy to figure that one out. Dear Jack,

I've often thought that the laws should reduce the speed limits to conserve gas. I remember when the speed limit was first changed back there in the seventies and I must admit to a couple of tickets for not obeying which brings me to my second point that this should not be a "siggestion" but a law because there will alway be people who feel it doesn't apply to them. This is important enough that we must all be engaged plus think of all the extra revenue to be made from speeding tickets. I also noted that reducing the speed limit actually save more than Hillary Clintons gas tax holiday and she'd be pleased that I didn't need an expert in economy to figure that one out.

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