Comments on: Is 55 the answer? /2006/05/11/is-55-the-answer/ log for technology, projects, and other things Thu, 17 Jul 2014 07:40:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.1 By: Sean /2006/05/11/is-55-the-answer/#comment-40 Tue, 20 Jun 2006 15:25:00 +0000 /2006/05/11/is-55-the-answer/#comment-40 You got up to 57 on the freeway in Southern California?! That’s your unsafe driving right there! Check out http://www.climatecrisis.net for some good things you can do to increase efficiency in the rest of your life too.

]]> By: Damon /2006/05/11/is-55-the-answer/#comment-39 Fri, 26 May 2006 18:59:04 +0000 /2006/05/11/is-55-the-answer/#comment-39 Nice post and I belive every word of it.
For myself though Im 21 and from the age of 20 or so I have been changing my driving habits. Dont floor the car no speeding and what not. I for one enjoy driving and also enjoy a moderate to fast acceleration. So as I agree with your above statement and experiment and applaud such detail. I for one would have a somewhat difficult time achieving the same you have. In all honesty I would accelerate faster than you and that would be about it. As I like to avoid high ways to keep myself from speeding. As far as this being the answer to the “problem” at hand I dont think enough people will follow suit. As for me I will stick to the side roads where I can drive about 60mph (below 3000rpm) In my 97 328is BMW. I dont want to travel interstate at 55mph though.
As for the phycolocical (please excuse my spelling) mindset of a slower drive if people were to drive as such you are correct and that alone would help. Nice post Mr. I will keep in mind what it said. But every once in awhile I like to drag race onto the highway its kinda fun…..

]]> By: Tonicboy /2006/05/11/is-55-the-answer/#comment-38 Fri, 12 May 2006 18:47:52 +0000 /2006/05/11/is-55-the-answer/#comment-38 Well, conventional wisdom has long held that 60mph is the optimal speed for fuel efficiency. So, the results are hardly surprising but still, it’s nice to see actual figures, although “your-mileage-may-vary” (pun intended).

Also, I think you meant to say “Lowering the speed limit is DEFINITELY not the answer”

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