Re: Road Courtesy
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I don't speed in places where speeding is dangerous.
I speed in places and conditions where the posted speed limit is probably 20 mph below what it's safe to drive.
The speed limit (at least on the highways) was set based on fuel economy, not saftey (or at least that's what I've heard).
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Fuel economy?? In the states?? who are you kidding?
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B_Dids is correct. In the early 1970s, America faced a severe oil shortage so the U.S. Congress imposed a speed limit of 55 mph because this is near the speed for which under ideal conditions most cars are running at maximum fuel efficiency. A car traveling at 75 mph is burning 20% more fuel than a car running at 55 mph.
I'm sure that if you septn thirty seconds using Google to research this instead of being stubborn because of your dislike of America you wouldn't come off looking like a jacka[/i]ss.
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Who cares about 1970?
In the present day and age, the U.S. does not give a flying fcuk about energy/fuel conservation.
And although the speed limit might have originated from a fuel crisis, the reason it is still in place now is because it saves lives.
For your info:
USA- oil consumption in quadrillion BTU - 37.706 (share of world total usage = 25.5%)
Oil Consumption in million tonnes
USA - 882.8 million tonnes (25.5% share of world total usage)
Total No. America - 1047.1 million tonnes (30.2% share of world total usage)
Total Europe - 755.2 million tonnes (21.8% share of world total usage)
Asia Pacific - 928.7 million tonnes (26.9% of world total usage)
Total World - 3462.4 million tonnes
OECD share of world total = 62.7%
Oil Consumption in thousand barrels daily
USA - 18490 thousand barrels daily
Europe - 15990 thousand barrels daily
Asia Pacific - 19920 thousand barrels daily
Total World - 73215 thousand barrels daily
OECD share of world total = 62.7%
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