New Yorker view of the USA.
It makes sense to her constituents in New York City, where you can't legally drive more than 50 on the highways and parkways within the city
Yeah, right, like that yellow cab I was in last month that hit at least 70 going down Broadway, then slammed on the brakes, then hit 70, then slammed on the brakes. G-r-e-a-t gas conservation by one of her beloved NY constituents.
From one Conservative in NYC to another:
With the media of today, there is no local constituency. The speed limit in NYC is 35 mph- slower in some areas.
Someone like Hillary who flies around in private jets burning thousands of tons of fuel a year, and goes nowhere without her huge caravan of gas guzzling SUVs (armed of course) is the last person to tell other people to conserve.
If she wants to save fuel, she should do what most NYers do... walk everywhere. She might lose a few and slim down those piano stool legs of hers.
"We are going to take thing away from you for your own good" Hillary Rotten Clinton
Well, I lived in west Texas during the "Carter 55mph" period. Everyone still drove 75 to 80mph and had their "ears on" wide open talking constantly with truckers and such. Actually, it was kinda fun and kept one alert for sure. Does anyone remember their handle from those days? I remember mine but ain't tell'n. Seriously though, these kind of remarks are great and I hope Ms Clinton continues making them. I have heard it said that she has a "lead ear" when it come to reading the wind in politics. I sure hope that's true!
Some nitwit in an exotic car decided that meant they could go 60-70 mph faster than the convoy of 'runamuckas' they were weaving through, and ended up suing the State when they got a ticket because the statute was (as they claimed and the court upheld) "unconstitutionally vague".
Now drivers there are limited to 75 on the interstates...You used to be able to do 120 and not get a ticket, if the road and the car were right.
Cars get better gas mileage on the highway than in the city. In the city, a lot of gas is wasted sitting at intersections and signals.
Save gas by (a) banning stopping at intersections; or (b) driving in cities.
Should work.
Sorry can't agree at all. Check out the stopping distances for pickups and SUV's at 80mph lately? I'm totally against raising the speed limits further, and while I know I'm virtually alone (even my wife, a Democrat thinks I'm nuts on this one) I'd welcome the return of the 55mph speed limit. 55 was plenty fast enough.
New Yorker view of the USA.
Exactly. Why should it be assumed that 70 or 55 is the right speed limit anyway. We should be trying to push speeds higher as technology safely allows. I hope my great grandkids don't have to settle for sub-100MPH travel. Thank goodness we don't have to settle for horse and buggy speed today. I'm not saying make it 100MPH tomorrow, but there should be national leadership on the topic of building cars and roads that can handle faster and faster travel, and do it safer that today.