Quicksilver, I got so fired up just reading your post on what the article was about that I forgot to actually read the article until now.

I am not completely convinced that our cars are putting the biggest toll in the environment. The biggest contributor is big business and corporations. This is where the gov't really needs to step in. Cars have gotten so much better with regard to emmissions than the old days. Even though there are more cars on the road today, the pollution created by our cars today is less than it was years ago.

Also, say you drive slower during the hot summer months and run your air conditioning for 20 minutes longer than if you were allowed to drive faster. That has got to eat into some of that gas savings. It will definately take away from your free time and time with your family. Is the marginal savings really worth giving those things up? I bet the individual states will be all over this idea. Could you imagine how green it makes them look and how much more revenue it will create with the extra speeding tickets?

I would be more than happy keeping the speed limits as they are and just buying a more fuel efficient vehicle next time. Hey, that's it! Designated fast lanes for cars that average 30 mpg or better!

By the way, not 100% positive about this statistic, but doesn't the Autobahn have a better safety record than our 65 mph speed limit highways? I am pretty sure our entire driver's education system is in need of a huge overhaul. That surely would lower the number of accidents on our roads.

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