55 returning? It had better not-the dumbest law since Prohibition

Anyone notice Sen. John Warner (R-VA) proposing a National Speed Limit? It's easy for him
to do so, as he's retiring from the Senate, and won't have to face the wrath of angry voters.
According to AP, he's contacted the Dept. of Energy to ask what speed limit (either 55 or
60) would be most fuel-efficient. 55 may have been OK east of the Mississippi, but here out
West (I'm in CA), it stank. Anyone try an L.A. to Salt Lake at the despised double-nickel?
Or SF to Dallas or Seattle to Denver? Brock Yates said it best in 1975: The 55 speed limit
is/was the dumbest law since Prohibition. Speed limits should be set by the
states, period. If CA wants to go to 70 on Interstates and other rural freeways, or AZ, NV,
UT, and NM want 75, let them. Like the Sammy Hagar song goes: "I can't drive 55."
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