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Re: National Speed Limit Repeal



In article <DEyKv7.6Kp@nntpa.cb.att.com>,
   carnone@hogpf.ho.att.com (-C.ARNONE) wrote:
>	The repeal of the National 55 MPH speed limit does not in any way mean
>that their will be no speed limits, ala the autobahn, on US interstates.  It
>simply returns this power to the states, which makes sense, because the roads
>in Montana should have higher limits than those in New York.  Of course the
>insurance companies and our elected politicians that they corrupt are 
fighting
>this.  Call your Congressman ASAP.  The repeal of this will also take power
>from the federal government in the form of stopping this nonsense whereby 
they
>blackmail the states with federal highway dollars if they don't enforce their
>speed limits (and raise our insurance rates).
>
>	Anyone who talks about this topic and says that the repeal of the
>federal speed limits mean that we automatically have unlimited speed roads
>is a jerk, plain and simple...


I can't wait for the appeal of this stupid law.  The definition of "urban 
areas" is so broad that the speed limits drop to 55-mph MILES AND MILES from 
any big-city congestion.

Mike


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