Speed limits in the United States

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    should return to the 55- mph speed limit in order to conserve fuel and save lives” Information: Experts say reducing highway speeds from 70 mph to 60 mph would reduce gasoline consumption between 2% and 3%. That could translate into a price reduction of as much as 10%. At today's price, almost 38 cents a gallon. Additionally, a lower speed limit saves 167,000 barrels of oil per day and could save approximately 6,400 lives per year. Warrant 1. Decreased speed limit will improve fuel

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    diagram presented in Case 1.3 and complete all the criteria provided in the exercise, beginning with this claim: “The U.S. should return to the 55- mph speed limit in order to conserve fuel and save lives.”   Include in the map as many warrants, backings, objections, and rebuttals as possible. “The U.S. should return to the 55- mph speed limit in order to conserve fuel and save lives.”   Supports Cars are most fuel efficient when driven between 30 mph and 60 mph. Above 65 mph, mileage drops

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    I feel that the regulation of speed limits is acceptable. It’s safe and responsible when driving on certain roads. Having limitations on the speed limits reduces deaths and injuries from car crashes. Additionally, having reduced speed limits near parks and schools, protects the community and the children living there. People should feel a sense of obligation to follow the speed limits when they drive. First, I feel when driving with speed limitations make it safer and responsible for drivers. Without

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    The Methods and practices for setting speed limits locally, and globally started prior to the year 1885 when Karl Benz had revealed the first gas powered engine automobile on public roads. The car would reach about 13mph (21km/h). With the induction of better and faster vehicles and accommodating roadways speed limits or initial guidelines were established nearly 200 years preceding vehicles when Newport, Rhode Island prohibited horses galloping on major “streets” or in busy areas such as the

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    The most prevalent form of transportation in the United States is by far the automobile. With so many vehicles on the road, effectively enforcing traffic laws is becoming more and more complex. The cost of reckless driving is astronomically high, both physically and financially. In 2007, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated that speeding-related crashes cost society a staggering $40.4 billion per year, and speed was a major contributing factor in at least thirty-one percent

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    Speed limit in the transport industry is not a new phenomenon, and they are laws and by laws that limit the speed of vehicles at a specific stretch of roads. Majority of countries around the world have speed limits on all roads or on specific roads. Moreover, majority of the speed limit rules apply in populous areas such as urban centers and residential areas. Other speed limits might also apply in some regions with higher population of animals along the roads. Road signs are used to indicate speed

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    Michigan state Senator Rick Jones, a republican from Grand ledge, the sponsor of 943 bills, and a former employee of law enforcement is reaching to accommodate Michigan's speed limit. That could mean a 75-80 mph speed limit on certain parts of the freeway, or even the adjustment of 55 mph on curves, and crowded areas with constrained visibility. His reasoning behind this proposal is his belief that some communities are setting low speed limits on roads to increase ticket dividend. His plan for

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    to follow the speed limit of the specified road. For every vehicular user’s security, these rules and regulation must be specifically followed. To begin, enter the vehicle into the desired seating position. Following that, using either the left

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    Lane width used when hard shoulder lane presents are usually around 3.5 m but hard shoulder lane width varies. The lane is wider in the United Kingdom comparing with other European countries. One possible explanation is that they treat hard shoulder as a real additional lane. In the manual, the Highway Agency adjust lane width correspondingly and re-strip all the lane on the M42 while other countries such as Germany, for example, merely opened shoulder for running. They not only uses emergency refuge

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    It's Time to Abolish Speed Limits It is 8:45 and Paul has just gotten on the interstate to make his normal commute to Longview from Tyler. About halfway there, Paul notices a state trooper right behind him. He frantically checks his speed! Too late!!!!!! The state trooper turns on his lights. Not only was Paul speeding, but now he will be late to a very important meeting at work. The problem here is that Paul was just driving to work. He was not intentionally speeding just to get away with

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