So this idea occurred to me the other day – what if you actually
started a nationwide movement to drive exactly 55, or less,
actually, since 55 is a "limit". Let’s assume for the sake
of argument that we get 90% compliance – which would actually
force 100% compliance since the other 10% would be stuck in
traffic.
Would the resulting traffic jams and congestion, and loss
of revenue cause government to wake up and raise the limit?
The extra beauty is that even cops and government officials
can’t speed when there’s 4 lanes of bumper to bumper traffic
all going 55. They’d get frustrated pretty fast, I think.
Oh, the beauty of it – commuters, vacationers, cops, ambulances,
the President, judges, we’d *all* be stuck in traffic! How
long would the situation last, I wonder?
–Neil
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Seen on my last trip on United: "If you are seated in an exit row
and can not (sic) read this card… please notify a crew member."
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In article <1992Aug14.222031.7…@informix.com>, ne…@informix.com (Neil Williams) writes…
>So this idea occurred to me the other day – what if you actually
>started a nationwide movement to drive exactly 55, or less,
>actually, since 55 is a "limit". Let’s assume for the sake
>of argument that we get 90% compliance – which would actually
>force 100% compliance since the other 10% would be stuck in
>traffic.
>Would the resulting traffic jams and congestion, and loss
>of revenue cause government to wake up and raise the limit?
>The extra beauty is that even cops and government officials
>can’t speed when there’s 4 lanes of bumper to bumper traffic
>all going 55. They’d get frustrated pretty fast, I think.
>Oh, the beauty of it – commuters, vacationers, cops, ambulances,
>the President, judges, we’d *all* be stuck in traffic! How
>long would the situation last, I wonder?
>–Neil
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>Neil Williams: ne…@informix.com
Why not just make the speed limit 35 everywhere? Yeah, everybody would
complain. But, instead of having the above-mentioned problems of
traffic jams and congestion, many of these problems would go away. After
all, who would drive anywhere at 35 MPH if there was any other choice
of transportation, like bicycle, foot or public transit?
Traffic at 35 MPH could actually follow each other more safely at a shorter
distance, actually increasing the number of cars that can safely be
on the road at once. (not that cars follow each other at a safe distance
at 55 MPH or 70 MPH in the first place.) There would be very few fatal
accidents on the highways at this reduced speed, as well.
Nobody really needs to go over 35, after all. Who really needs to go any
faster? Come on, you aren’t that anxious to get to work! Relax and
enjoy the trip!
Tim (Sho…@erin.caltech.edu)
ne…@informix.com (Neil Williams) writes:
>So this idea occurred to me the other day – what if you actually
>started a nationwide movement to drive exactly 55, or less,
>actually, since 55 is a "limit". [...]
>Would the resulting traffic jams and congestion, and loss
>of revenue cause government to wake up and raise the limit?
A couple (four?) years ago the MA State Police stated outright to one
of the local newspapers (The Globe, I think, since I avoid The Herald)
that they won’t stop anyone doing under 65mph on the Pike (this was
before they raised the limit on the western end). Traffic problems
was one of the reasons cited. I felt that was very pragmatic at the
time.
I suppose that another unstated reason was that they don’t need to
bother with the mainstream doing 65-70mph when there’s always someone
doing 80mph+.
jim frost
j…@centerline.com
Quoting Neil Williams:
>So this idea occurred to me the other day – what if you actually
>started a nationwide movement to drive exactly 55, or less,
>Would the resulting traffic jams and congestion, and loss
>of revenue cause government to wake up and raise the limit?
>The extra beauty is that even cops and government officials
>can’t speed when there’s 4 lanes of bumper to bumper traffic
>all going 55. They’d get frustrated pretty fast, I think.
Unfortunately, what would happen is a LEO would come up behind you,
flash his lights, or lights and siren, and blast around.
The ONLY hope, if there is a hope, is to VOTE out the people who
created this mess and VOTE in people who are interested in safe,
sane highways.
MG’s slogan was "Safety Fast". Not bad.
Forza!
In article <1992Aug14.222031.7…@informix.com> ne…@informix.com (Neil
Williams) writes:
> So this idea occurred to me the other day – what if you actually
> started a nationwide movement to drive exactly 55, or less,
> actually, since 55 is a "limit". Let’s assume for the sake
> The extra beauty is that even cops and government officials
> can’t speed when there’s 4 lanes of bumper to bumper traffic
> all going 55. They’d get frustrated pretty fast, I think.
Wasnt’ there an organization in the 70′s to do this exact thing? Basically,
everyone in the org had a sticker on the rear window of their car identifying
them as a member of said org. If another member saw them on the highway, they
would drive next to each other at exactly 55, causing a (semi-)legal roadblock
for the purpose of irritating the other motorists and hopefully policemen, etc.
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John Steczkowski st…@pencom.com
"It’s not what you fling…It’s the fling itself."
Chris – Northern Exposure
>The ONLY hope, if there is a hope, is to VOTE out the people who
>created this mess and VOTE in people who are interested in safe,
>sane highways.
Anyone have a list of people for/against the current highway speed
limits?
mike%jim.u…@wupost.wustl.edu
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Hello,
I have a ’79 Mustang with a 6-cylinder inline engine. I have a problem
for a while. The problem is whenever I drive on a highway for
more than 10 minutes one of the valves start to knock (I think it’s a
valve noise). And it doesn’t go away. After the motor cooled down, when
I first start it the knocking continues for a short time and it goes
away. When it is knocking a turned the distributer left and right
and the sound didn’t change, so I don’t think it is a timing problem.
Any comments will be appriciated,
Thanks in advance,
Emre Tuncer
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If you’re going to make fun of Fords, at least get the saying right! :^)
>Thats your problem I bet try a GM product.
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