New Jersey to drive 55? (Sammy Hagar unavailable for comment)

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Taking "I Love The 70s" to another level...

TRENTON -- Lowering the 65 mph speed limit, incentives to reduce the use of personal cars and allowing self-service gas stations are on Gov. Jon S. Corzine's agenda to respond to recent spikes in gasoline prices.

On Thursday, Corzine announced his plan to conserve gas and protect consumers in the wake of gas prices that, according to AAA, have risen nearly 80 cents this year to a statewide average of $2.87 for regular unleaded.

Corzine's administration is examining whether to reduce the 65-mph speed limit to 55 mph to conserve gas, but the governor said, "I think there's some dispute about the effectiveness of that."

LOL Thomas (Chris Barrus), Thursday, 4 May 2006 23:34 (nineteen years ago)

yeah, but the speed limit was raised to 65 only a decade ago, so this isn't, like, competely unusual for nj folks. doesnt matter, everyone will still drive 75.

mts (theoreticalgirl), Friday, 5 May 2006 00:05 (nineteen years ago)

I imagine it would lead to more traffic.

Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Friday, 5 May 2006 00:47 (nineteen years ago)

wait'll they try to enforce this on the turnpike. fat chance of that.

the toll booths all over the place on the parkway does more to keep you from flooring it on that road ... and wastes more gas (b/c you have to stop like every 15 minutes to pay the fucking tolls).

(b/w this, cutting $$ to state universities, and foisting that dirtbag menendez into the senate, i'm beginning to really dislike corzine.)

Eisbär (llamasfur), Friday, 5 May 2006 00:52 (nineteen years ago)

IT DON'T WORK. DON'T TRY IT.

GOD PUNCH TO HAWKWIND (yournullfame), Friday, 5 May 2006 01:10 (nineteen years ago)

New Jersey is the only American state I've been to where electronic signs change the speed limit, take-a-number butcher shop style.

And G-PUNCH, OTM.

Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Friday, 5 May 2006 03:08 (nineteen years ago)


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