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Re: Repeal of the National Speed Limit Law
>John P. Curcio <jpc@philabs.philips.com> wrote:
>>This is why the repeal bothers me. The asshole Democrats, who were
>>against repealing the limit in the first place, decided that they
>>would keep it for trucks and busses. Now, we can have huge speed
>>differentials between cars and trucks. That is perhaps the WORST
>>thing they could have done.
ckong@acsu.buffalo.edu (Cynthia) writes:
> I believe in states with 65 mph limits, commercial traffic
>is limited to 55.
Depends on the state. Missouri has 65 for regular vehicles and 60 for
carriers (over a certain size), while in Iowa and Kansas all go 65.
The speed differential doesn't make any sense, as the case with most political
compromises that defy logic and reason.
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