Correct! The 55mph law was first started during the gas crisis of the 70s. Its impact on traffic safety has been argued back and forth ever since, but so far th

Correct! The 55mph law was first started during the gas crisis of the 70s. Its impact on traffic safety has been argued back and forth ever since, but so far there is zero concrete evidence that the increase in speed limits has caused a likewise increase in fatalities. (I have heard some good-sounding arguments that 55mph on long stretches of road is actually more dangerous than 70mph on the same, but I cannot find any studies to back that up, either.)