[jims69camaro]

so a cherokee, with a much worse drag coefficient, leads off your argument for 55? sorry, i am not buying it. if it's true, then utilize the right lane properly and drop your speed. the highways are meant for cruising. even when the 55 MPH limit was posted, people still went 65-70, and targets for tickets were 74+. this is still true; most people still cruise between 65-70, but the target is higher, more like 80+... rush hour changes things a little bit, especially if you're in a pack that's cruising right along. cops tend to leave you alone if you are moving with traffic. it's the constant lane changers and tailgaters that get targeted along with those moving faster than traffic. that kind of law enforcement makes sense.

i don't want to go back to the time where 73 in a 55 is a big ticket. then it's all about the money to the cops. there hasn't been a big increase in traffic fatalities like it was fore-casted by the nay-sayers way back when, either. leave it alone at 65.