Speed limits actually used to be about what they are today or higher until the oil crisis in the 70s when they enacted the national 55mph limit. https://en.wik

Speed limits actually used to be about what they are today or higher until the oil crisis in the 70s when they enacted the national 55mph limit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Maximum_Speed_Law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Maximum_Speed_Law