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haha, its funny because its true...

This would be even more powerful if they had gotten the message right. As clogged with trucks, pickups, minivans, and suv's as the nation's highways are, following the speed limit would go a long way toward conservation and, likely, lowering fuel prices.

Hahahaha.

F That...Have you ever been on 285 in Atlanta...Its ridiculous...If you go the speed limit(55) you are a danger to everyone...The message is raise the freakin speed limit!

Does Andy Medlin have a little sister OR does he secretly read teenage novels for girls? His act of civil disobedience on I-285 was not a new idea (nor was it his). Check out the NYT Best Selling novel, TTYL by Lauren Myracle, for details on the original harrowing drive-55-on-I-285 event.

Higher speeds are more economical--it's called a transmission.

First of all, I would rather pay more for gas and actually be able to get somewhere, sanity intact, in a timely fasion.

Second, We are too damn busy in this country (especially the big cities) to waste time. Efficiences need to be built into place. Our roads should not be patrolled for money "in the name of safety". They should be patrolled for safety "in the name of efficiency".

And yes, cops have quotas. It's all about money, period. There's a reason traps are set up on sunny days, on the straightest part of a road, at the bottom of a hill... because they WANT to catch people. They want to catch AS MANY people as they can. If they truly were out there patrolling the roads "in the name of safety", they would be set up in congested areas, near schools, on days when the weather conditions are poor; essentially, in places and during times when people truly should NOT be speeding. And the less people they caught "breaking the law", the happier they would be. Tell me, when was the last time you saw a speed trap on a rainy day?? Oh, the hypocrisy...

copsarepowerhungryquotalovinga-holes:
You got me 215% there.
I was "caught" going 76 in a 55 as I pulled over a hill on a sunny Sunday afternoon with very little traffic. The truck beside me was going only slightly slower as I passed this cruiser and saw him pull out after me. Why did he go after me and not that guy? I'm relatively young and drive a silver sport compact. Not even a standoutish color or car, he just probably wanted to "show me a lesson". Typical.

This video is an inspiration to me.

For those saying it's illegal - it's not. They were going the speed limit. Anyone wishing to pass them would have to exceed the speed limit and break the law. Although it might not have been courteous, they had every right to travel side-by-side at the speed limit as long as no emergency vehicles required passage, and it just goes to show how ridiculous 55 is on 285.

Like copsarehungry... said, it's terrible how our police aren't devoted to doing what they should be: keeping people from flying through congested areas and from endangering others in unsafe conditions.

The speed limits are set artificially low to generate revenue - police need their quotas and will do whatever they need to in order to get them. It's corrupted, but no one seems to be seriously considering changing it.

Carry on then, Atlanta. Carry on.