A New National Speed Limit?

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http://www.nowpublic.com/world/limit-driving-speed-save-gas

This speed limit sign in a residential neighborhood reminds motorists that a low speed is the right thing to do with children and pedestrians all around.

BikinMike has contributed a photo to this story.

I laugh every time I pass this sign. Finally got a photo of it. Another term for 'quickie,' I may be the only one who thinks this is funny. This sign is located in Glendale Arizona on a neighborhood street. I have not modified the sign at all.

: seven : has contributed a photo to this story.

This is more of a fine art style photo, it has little to do with the story, but I guess it works well as a stock photo for the story. As others have said, I am currently finding my feet as a street photographer/photojournalist, and I'm quite flattered that my photo made it here.

blacknoise has contributed a photo to this story.

i never really intended to use this photo for anything, it was jut interesting to me how huge the signs are. it was a cold day, and i got rear ended and pulled off the side of the road. while the police were talking to the other driver, i realized how even the speed limit sign towered over me. I guess in some metaphorical way, speed limits do tower over us and control so much of our commutes. Interesting...

kdfischer has contributed a photo to this story.

I find most "speed limit" signs boring, so I used a little "capture nx" to give it a different color and look.  Glad you decided to use in a story.

This is a speed sign from a caravan park in Perth, Western Australia.

8km/h is the speed limit to drive around caravan parks, resorts and golf courses.

Photos by Jacqui has contributed a photo to this story.

The photo of mine was taken on a highway access road in Dallas, Texas. I'd seen several instances of somebody using a marker to turn 35 into 85 ... but here we have 36. :)

Thanks for asking to use it!

clockspot has contributed a photo to this story.

I took this photo, but on the topic of speed limits...no one follows them anymore I think instead of putting a solid set number just put like 10-15 miles per hour then they have more of an option.

hangcat has contributed a photo to this story.

These pictures are from Hancock, NY. The VILLAGE SPEED LIMIT is one of a few varieties of Statutory speed limit signs used in New York State, others include, CITY(incorporated area over 10 000), PARK, AREA and STATE speed limits: the latter being 55 MPH; and applying to all rural roads in the absence of other signs-like 65 MPH signs on rural freeways, and any of the sign varieties I mentioned. That's my Son in the photos.

Otto Yamamoto has contributed a photo to this story.

My very first post here.  Have no clue what the agenda is, just that I have taken a SPEED HUMP AHEAD picture too.

Regarding the proposed lower National Speed Limit, I remember when it was lowered to 50 mph in 1974.  Out here in the Wild Wide-open West, it's torture to slog along so slow.  And aerodynamics have improved so much since '74 it seems silly to drop back to 55.

This is an old traffic sign that was given to me by the maintenance dept. in our township for use in Bible school at our church. I took the picture for more of an art purpose and just to have some fun.

After reading the article, I see a correlation. It is an old sign not used and the article was about an old law that is not used, but being reconsidered. One of the comments was about the lack of observance of speed limits today. I think enforcing what laws already are would be more effective than establishing a new limit.

The best way to conserve gas is to stop manufacturing vehicles that get such poor gas mileage. They can do much better than they are. Evidence of this is that some cars perform better at one speed than others.

sooner_bred1 has contributed a photo to this story.

I can't drive at 55 it's too slow.  I'm already having a hard time doing 65.  Move the limit to 80, and I'll be happy.

This is a photo of an actual speed limit in Iowa (not photo shopped). Its on a little used road that I had been on before and hadn't noticed this sign. Well, this time I saw it and this was the result.

jokesterof3402 has contributed a photo to this story.

It says 35 but people go around 45-50. People have been stopped for speeding up to 30 mph over this speed limit.

CRAZY PEOPLE!

adirtycrimescene has contributed a photo to this story.

Speed Limit sign in Colorado

kaahmfish has contributed a photo to this story.

I see this sign everyday... it is hard to see usually as people drive by so quickly that it's just a blur...

well, my photo is really from the past ice storm we had this winter, not as large as the 2007 ice storm in southwest missouri that took national coverage.

I do think this would be a waste of time since all cars perform differently, my car for instance is a compact foreign car that does well at 65-70, we get about 35 mpg at that. 

I do agree something needs to happen with gas prices though!  I've seen more and more mopeds and motorcycles in my town, it's interesting.  I can't afford to do that, but something needs to happen!!!

This is just a sign of the speed limit in local neighborhoods. Here, in West Valley City, Utah.

megatron5000 has contributed a photo to this story.

This sign was located on a 2km long winding road and for whatever reason the scene caught my eye. However I was puzzled as to why the sign was damaged. Also this was a drive by shot, pulled over on the side of the road wound the window down and click. Its the simple random photos that always attract me.

Hero of the Jay has contributed a photo to this story.

This sign is in a rural area, I'm sure you can tell by it's posting on a tree; mandating that the speed limit is lowered to help conserve fuel will lead to many paying large speeding fines, no doubt!

Photos_from_Angel [in and out for a while] has contributed a photo to this story.

i was walking down the street and decided i wanted to take a picture of a speed limit sign for a project i'm working on.

dingleilani has contributed a photo to this story.

I have no use for this photo, just went around taking pictures. Not really going into photography. Hope this helps with your story. I think the speed limit should be lower in areas of residency.

takingchances has contributed a photo to this story.

I took this in a shopping mall parking lot in New York. I'm unsure if you can see it (given the size), but it says Speed Limit - 9.

laimoi has contributed a photo to this story.

If the speed limit goes down to 55, Sammy and I will be in the carpool lane going 95..Gas prices are the result of global economics, not how fast I drive. The grasping of straws will continue in this country to no effect. Ethanol, speed limits, tax holidays, and bio-Willie-french-fry fuel don't do anything except make news stories. Which is good for us, no?

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spankystokes has contributed a photo to this story.

Tight turns and sharp drop-offs in the Smoky Mountains region of Tennessee almost necessitate the use of slower speeds. However, on the open highways and insterstate systems it is very easy for many of us to get that lead-foot syndrome.

While I like the idea of saving money by traveling at an optimal speed I'm not sure I like the idea of a mandatory speed limit at that optimal speed. We live in a society where time is money and moving quickly from place to place is required. Speed limits for safety are one thing, but speed limits based on optimizing the efficiency of your fuel consumption seems downright stifling.

If the government wants to combat high prices and encourage efficiency perhaps it should consider regulating the gas and oil industry mush as has been done in the past with the telephone and electric utilities.

Gregory R. Ellis has contributed a photo to this story.