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That was 55.

• whelp_24 3y ago
  Yeah, but the hard speed limits existence in the first place was from this. There used to be roads with limits, and the limits also took a long time to go up, they are still low, and most backroads are still like 55 or lower
  • wiredfool 3y ago
    No, it wasn't. At least, anywhere other than Montana. The limits were higher, then Carter made then 55, nationally. Montana used to have "Safe and Reasonable" as a daytime speed limit. During 55, it was forced to be that, but it was widely ignored and there was a $5 fine for "Excessively Utilizing Natural Resources". People would hold a $5 bill out the window when pulled over.
  • mikestew 3y ago
    Yeah, but the hard speed limits existence in the first place was from this. I don't even have a rebuttal for a statement so demonstrably untrue. Speed limits were in place for decades before the 70s gas shortages. And the limit on backroads is reasonable considering that oncoming traffic is passing by you mere feet/meters away.