Opinion
Is 65-mph safe?
by Stephani Veff
Opinions Editor
Letter
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Do you drive over the legal speed limit of 55 whenever you don’t see
a police car and quickly slow down when you do? Well, you’re not
alone. Many Americans feel the speed limit law that went into effect in
1974 no longer applies in 1987.
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The 55-mph speed limit was initially passed to conserve gasoline and
to cut down on lives lost in traffic accidents due to speeding, but thir
teen years later we are “over” the gasoline shortage, and because the
current speed limit is ignored regularly already, raising would not
result in an increase in injuries. So why not raise the limit to 65-mph?
It would certainly save a lot of time and traffic tickets, but it has
also been thought that the passing of this bill might cause people to
drive at 75-mph. If you are able to drive 65 when the limit is 55, then
why not drive 75 when the limit is 65,.right? This, of course, brings up
the question of which is more important, saving time or saving lives?
It’s pretty safe to say that saving lives is more important.
The only solution to this problem of raising the speed limit to
65-mph is to obey the law. If people are going to drive unsafely at the
speed of 75-mph this new law would be unneccesary and dangerous.
In which case it would be best to leave the law at the present limit of
55-mph.
Cyndi Pucci-Andrews
Department Chaiperson
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