Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site cvl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!umcp-cs!cvl!eli From: eli@cvl.UUCP (Eli Liang) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Nevada and the 55 MPH speed limit Message-ID: <712@cvl.UUCP> Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 10:12:22 EDT Article-I.D.: cvl.712 Posted: Mon Aug 12 10:12:22 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 14-Aug-85 02:07:49 EDT References: <19373@mgweed.UUCP> Organization: Computer Vision Lab, U. of Maryland, College Park Lines: 28 > According to an article in AUTOWEEK, 14 States have or shortly will have > laws requiring the use of seatbelts. Here in Illinois, it is only > mandatory for front seat riders. Now for the interesting quote about > Nevada and the 55 mph speed limit: > > "Nevada will not put its seat-belt law into effect until the > feds authorize the state to raise its speed limit from 55 > to 70 MPH." > > Good for Nevada! I hope they win. It may be the start of something big. > > Kit Kimes > AT&T Information Systems > Montgomery Works > Montgomery, Il. 60538-0305 > ..!ihnp4!mgweed!kek Because of state's-rights, Nevada could up their speed limit at any time, only they are afraid of the Federal Government might cut off the Federal Highway Funds. The whole thing sounds sort of bogus to me. -eli -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eli Liang --- University of Maryland Computer Vision Lab, (301) 454-4526 ARPA: liang@cvl, liang@lemuria, eli@mit-mc, eli@mit-prep CSNET: liang@cvl UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!cvl!liang