[imskylark]

"Wasn't the 55 limit passed during the Nixon years?"

I believe it was Carter. I was too young to remember the Nixon years but I do remember (vaguely) the Carter years and I remember the change to 55.

Amazing what you remember from childhood. Even as a child, I knew something wasn't right with Carter. ;)

[AFreeBird]

NIXON, NIXON, NIXON. I remember seeing the oval office broadcast on the subject, I couldn't drive at the time so I didn't really know the imapct, but it was Nixon.

[george76]

The 55 mph idea was bad to start or continue.

It is bad again for Hillary to try to re-start the 55 mph idea.

[obnogs]

I recall it was in January 1974. Nixon resigned later that year.

[MonicaG]

All I remember about Carter was from recess at my elementary school:

"Jimmy Carter
has a way of
screwing up the
U.S.A."

I had no idea who he was or how he was screwing up the U.S.A. but it was a catchy tune and even my long-hair-having, bell-bottom-wearing parents voted for Reagan.

[Melas]

You are both wrong. It wasn't Nixon or Carter, it was Gerald Ford who signed the 55mph speed limit into law.

[kevinw]

Nixon signed the 55 MPH into law in 1974. You’re too young to remember that, but I vaguely remember the Nixon years.