>>she bears the bulk of the responsibility IMHO
Clearly the grand jury didn’t see it your way.
Around here, the de facto speed limit is more like 80 mph on 55 mph limited access highways.
The essence of good transportation is speed. Raising revenue using speed limits that are set way too low isn’t very smart, IMHO.
I’m not responsible for the ignorance of that grand jury. As for “defacto” speed limits, come to CA and do 80 in a 55 and see if the CA HWY Patrol doesn’t introduce themselves to you. With regards to the “essence” of transportation, it is not “speed” that creates a good transportation system. Just ask those in the trucking industry. They don’t make any more money getting there quicker than they do getting there safer. And speed limits are not imposed as simple revenue rasing tactics. Try stopping your vehicle at 80 mph to avoid debris or some other incident in the roadway, and then try stopping at that posted 55 mph and see which one is safer.