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From: das@cubsvax.UUCP (David Sassoon)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: 55MPH-save gas?
Message-ID: <424@cubsvax.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 20-Feb-86 17:17:48 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 20 17:17:48 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 23-Feb-86 05:59:30 EST
Reply-To: das@cubsvax.UUCP (David Sassoon)
Organization: Columbia Univ. Bio. CG Fac., NY
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   All this debate on the 55mph limit made me wonder whether
claims made by the "government" were ever verified.  I
remember that the lower speed limit had 'dramatically' reduced
gas consumption.  Although the original intention was to save
lives (which I think was well demonstrated) this second boon
resulted.  It would be interesting to see if the oil industry,
which is not in the best of shape these days to to the soft
market created primarily by a lower demand, start to lobby for
higher speed limits.

David