[Jerry Clayton]

Is this thread about a national speed limit for fuel economy or drivig etiquiet????

If it is about economy---it has already been proved that it doesn't work---all the trucks are geared for max fuel econ at higher speeds than 55, also comes issue of drivers time, distance traveled per shift, rest periods, etc, etc

Also the issue about the left lane being used for passing only just puts more wear on the right lanes causing more down/detour time for road repairs and during which time the traffic will be shifted to the left lanes causing further accerated wear factors. We really need to build a new interstate system of super hyways/bridges for HEAVY(commercial traffic to get the trucks off the present system and repair the present system for non commercial ( Lighter loads/cars) then speed limits could/should be adjusted for min/max speeds that would be monitered by the sat./gps systems already available.

It isn't about fuel economy, its about total energy use and the economy!!!!!