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Subject: Re: They can't drive 55
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Date: Thu, 26-Sep-85 06:41:32 EDT
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RE: Bill Ingogly's posting

Here in New England, particularly Maine and NH the FEDS thru federal 
highway funding have been ensuring that the 55mph limit gets enforced. 
They have taken speed surveys on the Interstate highways and found that 
people really don't observe the limit. We were then given the ultimatum;
enforce the limit or face having your funds withheld. So now the highway 
is full of State police handing out tickets to anyone traveling in 
excess of what appears to be 62mph. As they always did. Personally I 
think the Federal government has no right to interfere with the speed 
linits on any highway. They are misusing highway funding, which was 
brought under their contol only to ensure that it was fairly 
distributed.
 If Reagan didn't deliver on a campaign promise well, all I can say is 
it's not the only one. 

Dave Bottom
DEC Augusta Maine
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