“We must be straight with the American public and not raise hopes that these (long-term) efforts will provide immediate solutions and possible relief,”

As I read the context, I think that the parenthetical expression should have been "short-term" not "long-term".

I am not a fan of 55. I got my first driver's license right around the time that it went into effect – 1975.

At the time I lived at the far end of a long, flat peninsula (Florida) with straight roads conservatively designed for traffic flowing at 70 MPH. Not a happy situation for those people, especially for those whose income depends on the miles that they cover – the truckers. Not only did 55 inspire Sammy Hagar, but it also inspired memorable, if not particularly good, movies like Smokey and the Bandit. Any laws that are so uncomfortable for people that they inspire vast numbers of them to break the law should have very short lives.

With modern aerodynamics, there is also less impact on fuel economy from increased speed than there was in the 1970s. I applaud Senator Warner's request for information and study, but I hope that the researchers do not approach the question with the answer already in mind. I will grant that a sample of one does not make a study, but my Jetta TDI only loses about 3-5% of its MPG between 55 and 75.

In today's airport security environment and unreliable flight schedules, I have often taken to the road instead of the air for trips of less than about 5 hours. Door to door, I end up saving a considerable amount of time, aggravation, and perhaps even carbon.

Those trips stretch to six hours at the slower speeds. Sounds selfish, perhaps, but I figure I am already doing well by driving an automobile getting 40+ miles per gallon and filling it with 1-4 people. Please do not make me a criminal by changing the speed limit.

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The first time it came around, was because of a "soo called" shortage. Nobody is talking shortage, this time. Never mind we have, literally twice the population we had in the 70's and the same infrastructure. Just how stupid are these people?