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Democrap Senator Hillary Clinton is proposing national speed limit of 55 MPH..
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May 24, 2006 -- WASHINGTON - In a surprise move yesterday, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton called for "most of the country" to return to a speed limit of 55 mph in an effort to slash fuel consumption.
"The 55-mile speed limit really does lower gas usage. And wherever it can be required, and the people will accept it, we ought to do it," Clinton said at the National Press Club.
Before sounding off on the benefits of a lower speed limit, Clinton called for a combination of tax incentives, the use of more ethanol-based fuel and a $50 billion fund for new energy research to cut the consumption of foreign oil 50 percent by 2025.
She also pushed for half of all the nation's gas stations to have ethanol pumps by 2015, and for every gas station to have them by 2025.
Must be nice when you can fly at 600mph in a private jet....
Last edited by Vashner; 05-24-2006 at 04:20 PM.
And don't forget to air your tires up. Of course members of Congress are exempt
for any laws enacted.
As if people want to drive to Austin, Dallas,,, Htown,, Corpus at 55?
Remember that ? OMFG it took forever when the DPS where out...
Took 4 friggin hours ...
Democrats... Progressing America Forward...
I don't think the loss of convience is worth it... but it we (meaning America) were really serious about oil conservation, then lower speed limits would make sense. Of course us Americans like to say we are concerned about oil conservation... meanwhile SUV sales are up something like 40% this year. People are just hoping they can close their eyes and gasoline will magically be back at $0.89/gal.
At any rate... I'm more concerned about the other silly ideas Hillary proposes on this topic (which you posted).
Just going national E40 fuel would save WAY more refined petroleum than any speed limit reduction. You wouldn't even have to modify your fuel injector pulses at that level of Ethanol.
Great idea ex... let me know when you find somewhere we can get 3.6 million barrels a day of ethanol from. (US Daily Gasoline Consumption x 0.4).
http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/p...f/table_03.pdf
What I was thinking...
PWN3D!!!!!!!!
Does Hillary realize that 55 mph is not a magical number that reduces fuel consumption? About 10-15 years ago it was the average speed of optimum fuel consumption. I believe it's up to about 62 mph now. Heck, I know my truck gets better fuel efficiency at 65 than it does at 55. It depends on the vehicle.
And it's not like people will slow down. A lot of the speed limit hikes were because people were driving that fast anyway and accidents were being caused by people who were driving the posted speed limit.
Hillary needs to come up with a plan to boost ethanol production without hurting our other agricultural needs before she starts calling for every gas station to sell it. Best way to get ethanol is sugar cane (about 4 times as efficient as corn, which is where we get most of ours) IIRC, but can it be grown in large enough numbers?
Hey, if Bush can have his phantom hydrogen cells, surely Hilliary can match phantom idea for phantom idea.
Hillary has ideas?
we had a blazer that did it's best at 68mph, the 4runner ran it;s max at 72mph or 43mph.. anywhre in between and we were losing gas.
and I can't see myself slowing down.
Right now it takes 25 min for Emo to get to work... if they changed the speed limit??? oh my god I can only imagine.
Houston? out of the question. It;s allready a 4 hr drive from my place i nthe Medical Center to my best friends place in Clute.
Corpus?? uhh.. no. They would have to have more to offer to make it worth that long ass drive.
I have two kids aged 2 and 7months.. we are not cool with long road trips.
Yea I remember Corpus used to take almost 4 hours at 55 (if you didn't speed). Lot of times on holiday with the DPS out people would keep at 55 ... it was horrible..
And back then it was funny too cause a LOT more cars would break down... they would be all over the sides of the road. Mostly overheats and stuff.
Car tech is so much improved nowdays.
I can't drive 55!!!!
I'm all about saving a buck. My wife says I drive way to conservative.
Yeah, that's right..can you believe she called me conservative!?
I just want to get there alive.
Because it needs to be done overnight............
Does Hiliary realize that not all interstate highways are as bad and tiny as the ones in NY?? or the North East states for that matter...
The risk associated with driving at higher speeds is mitigated when road conditions are good.
She also wants to ban violent video games..
No Kombat 4 U.
Hillary and the DNC ... Progressive for YOUR future and OURS
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That is kind of weird since it is normally conservative republicans who want to turn back the clock. I'm a progressive and I don't want my kids playing violent games or watching MTV and all that gangster rap. But that is where being a PARENT comes in.
What a stupid .
My thoughts aexactly, another dumb . Out west most of our limits are 65 70 or 75. Probly because she is old and lives in the east where the limits are lower anyway.
More like when your primary modes of transportation are plane, helicopter, and limo, and all paid for by the taxpayers of America, it doesn't concern you.
Think tire manufacturers, actuaries, and all-you-can-eat buffets ...
Now, let's draw some conclusions!
Higher speed limits, which I am inclined to favor, place a substantially higher burden of responsibility on tire manufacturers. Now, assume tire manufacturers work on slim profit margins.
Just the beer talking.
Pardon moi.
I guess I should explain myself a little better.... the faster you drive the higher the risk... However this risk is lower if the roads and the fields of vision are wide. Up in the north east their interstates are crappy...
In the NE you have to stop every few miles and feed the toll booths
also. Just the thing we need here in San Antonio. Yeah, like fun.
But Nelson Wolfe and others want us to be a big city with all the
big city stuff. We cant be just a Texas city. Damn Air Conditioning,
brought all those damn yankees down here.
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