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Out "lovely" governor who I hate with a passion and has more or less derailed anything remotely good about Michigan's economy is at it again. Now she wants to lower the speed limit in order to save fuel. Now if any of you have ever been to Michigan you should know that hardly anyone pays attention to the 70mph limit, including our police. It's not uncommon to be doing 100mph+ and going with the flow of traffic, blow past a State trooper and never have them flinch. Lowering the speed limit wouldn't do any good what-so-ever because people would still do 80-100mph on the highways and the cops still wouldn't care.
Oh and it's a perfect way to hurt tourism as well, I'm sure many of you remember 15 or so years ago when the limit was 55mph nationally and how long it took to get anywhere and what a mundane drive it was. I don't know how many of you have been to Michigan but our highways lack curves, elevation, and scenery. It's like Iowa or Kansas with less corn and variable weather.
So does driving slower save more fuel? I some how doubt it with most modern cars since they now have 5, 6, 7 or 8 gears if it's an auto and at least 5 with a manual, but now more with 6. I can see it saving more fuel if we still had 2,3, or 4 gears in our vehicles but not now. Vehicles have been designed with higher speed and fuel economy in mind for the most part now.
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Oh and good for Granholm for riding her bike and driving her hybrid. It doesn't make up for the huge limo and Yukons that follow her around in her motorcad. Maybe she should focus on bringing jobs her rather then lowering the speed limit which no one will follow anyways. All I can say is I can't drive fifty-fiiiiiivvvvvveeeee!
Oh and it's a perfect way to hurt tourism as well, I'm sure many of you remember 15 or so years ago when the limit was 55mph nationally and how long it took to get anywhere and what a mundane drive it was. I don't know how many of you have been to Michigan but our highways lack curves, elevation, and scenery. It's like Iowa or Kansas with less corn and variable weather.
So does driving slower save more fuel? I some how doubt it with most modern cars since they now have 5, 6, 7 or 8 gears if it's an auto and at least 5 with a manual, but now more with 6. I can see it saving more fuel if we still had 2,3, or 4 gears in our vehicles but not now. Vehicles have been designed with higher speed and fuel economy in mind for the most part now.
Here is the article:
AutoBlog GreenDuring a press conference in Lansing, Michigan on Wednesday, Governor Jennifer Granholm suggested that the state should consider lowering speed limit from the current 70mph. Granholm was speaking during the launch of a new state web site designed to help Michigan residents save money. The site includes a calculator that lets users determine how much money they could save by car pooling as well as a service to help match up commuters to share rides. Granholm didn't give any indication of what she thought the speed limit ought to be. It seems increasingly likely that states will start lowering speed limits in the coming months if fuel prices don't subside. On the personal side, Granholm indicated that she and her husband are both driving hybrids and she is riding a bike to the office two days a week.
Oh and good for Granholm for riding her bike and driving her hybrid. It doesn't make up for the huge limo and Yukons that follow her around in her motorcad. Maybe she should focus on bringing jobs her rather then lowering the speed limit which no one will follow anyways. All I can say is I can't drive fifty-fiiiiiivvvvvveeeee!