55 MPH Speed Limit

The federally mandated 55 MPH speed limit failed at every goal, but still too; many decades to replace. The federally mandated 55 MPH speed limit failed at every goal. It saved 1/4th the oil promised ($350M), but it cost $3.65B in enforcement. We went from 70% speed limits compliance to 90% non-compliance. Accidents and fatalities were flat, but declined when we raised speed limits later. Bitter legal/constitutional fights wasted $ millions and decades of court time. ℹ️ Info           ~ Aristotle Sabouni Created: 2019-07-01

Unintended Consequences
A toastmasters speech I did on Unintended Consequences (2010)

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Terms We need to agree on what terms mean. This used to be easy, before SJW's/Marxists started Orwelling our language.

Unintended Consequences Every action causes a reaction. Many reactions/consequences are counter productive and make the problem worse.

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• http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/1986/09/The-High-Cost-of-the-55-MPH-Speed-Limit

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