Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!ucbvax!decwrl!bottom@katadn.DEC From: bottom@katadn.DEC Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: They can't drive 55 Message-ID: <584@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Thu, 26-Sep-85 06:41:32 EDT Article-I.D.: decwrl.584 Posted: Thu Sep 26 06:41:32 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 28-Sep-85 07:31:36 EDT Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 20 RE: Bill Ingogly's posting Here in New England, particularly Maine and NH the FEDS thru federal highway funding have been ensuring that the 55mph limit gets enforced. They have taken speed surveys on the Interstate highways and found that people really don't observe the limit. We were then given the ultimatum; enforce the limit or face having your funds withheld. So now the highway is full of State police handing out tickets to anyone traveling in excess of what appears to be 62mph. As they always did. Personally I think the Federal government has no right to interfere with the speed linits on any highway. They are misusing highway funding, which was brought under their contol only to ensure that it was fairly distributed. If Reagan didn't deliver on a campaign promise well, all I can say is it's not the only one. Dave Bottom DEC Augusta Maine !dec-rhea!dec-katadn!bottom Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com