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You Can Drive 55 Now
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Published: July 19, 2008
Regarding "55: Don't Count on It" (front page, July 17):
This is just another example of the federal government trying to legislate away a problem best solved by individuals. Proponents of lowering the interstate speed limit to 55 mph point out all of the cost saving estimates of driving slower. It's worth pointing out that while the maximum speed limit is currently 70 mph, the minimum speed limit is 40 mph.
There is nothing preventing people who wish to drive slower from already doing so, as I have begun on my commute. Unnecessary legislation would only force people who don't need to slow down to do so while offering no real solution to the current energy quagmire.
MATT CURRAN
Dade City
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