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> Speed limits exist to reduce fatalities In the USA the national speed limit was implemented by Richard Nixon in response to the oil crisis of 1973. The motiv
by RunSet 3mo ago
> Speed limits exist to reduce fatalities
In the USA the national speed limit was implemented by Richard Nixon in response to the oil crisis of 1973. The motive was to reduce energy consumption, not to reduce fatalities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Maximum_Speed_Law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Maximum_Speed_Law
- zdragnar 3mo agoAs you might note in that link, the states already had their own speed limit laws in place, and that the national limit was later repealed. Thus, the speed limit laws are not in place to reduce gas usage.