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Article #54560Re: Speeding & radar gun locking
From: Terry Cunningham
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1992 18:44
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1992 18:44
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In article <NIGEL.92Jul14115849@rs733.GSFC.NASA.Gov>, nigel@rs733.GSFC.NASA.Gov writes: a bunch o stuff, and... > As far as the 55 limit goes...it's a stupid law that cost fuel, lives > and is simply a way for the state to generate revenue. It costs fuel > as quite a few of the modern cars have optimal fuel efficiency above > 55. Just curious, do you have any statistics to back this up such as: . which modern cars? . what percentage of the national fleet they represent? . what are the most fuel efficient speeds for these cars? . what percentage of total car use is unrestricted* highway mileage where this maximum fuel efficiency would be gained? * I95 is a highway but you sure don't get optimum around DC. Terry -- | Terry Cunningham terry@rsi.prc.com | "Let me take my chances on the wall | | DoD# 541 | of death" Richard Thompson |
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 101049,42413b28c2f5309e X-Google-Attributes: gid101049,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1992-07-14 09:32:30 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!psinntp!rsi!prcrs!terry From: terry@prcrs.prc.com (Terry Cunningham) Newsgroups: dc.general Subject: Re: Speeding & radar gun locking Message-ID: <4321@prcrs.prc.com> Date: 14 Jul 92 18:44:09 GMT References: <1992Jul9.204254.1999@access.digex.com> <NIGEL.92Jul14115849@rs733.GSFC.NASA.Gov> Organization: PRC Realty Systems, McLean, VA Lines: 25