SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2022
LIMITING THE LIMIT!
January 2nd is one of those unusal
"holidays" I like to tell you about so you
can celebrate if you'd like. It's "55 Mile
Per Hour Speed Limit Day!" Yep! It was
signed into law on January 2nd., of 1974!
OPEC countries had institued an oil
embagro and there were gas shortages all
over the U.S. People were waiting in long
lines to try to fill up their gas tanks.
Preisdent Nixon signed a laaw prohibiting
states from setting any speed limit that
exceded 55 miles per hour. The belief was
the law would help conserve gas while
saving lives at the same time. The law wasn't
actually repealed until October 28th., of 1995!
These days if you see anybody doing 55 miles
per hur...wave as you "sail by!" Hope you're
careful whatever your speed and that all your
NEWS is good!
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