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Archive Home > 2008 > August > 08 > Cut speed limit

Cut speed limit


August 8, 2008

In the early 1970s, gasoline prices leapt from about 38 cents in May 1973 to about 55 cents per gallon in June of 1974, a 30.9 percent increase. Our leaders acted, establishing the national 55 mph speed limit. Gasoline prices were about $2.25 a gallon in May 2006 and about $3.15 in June of 2007.....

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