2. If a national speed limit were enacted, what would be total fuel savings, and what would be the savings for the average driver?
3. How many fewer barrels of oil a day would Americans consume? Would there be a reduction in price at the pump, and what ranges would cost reductions be?
4. If the feds reduced their oil consumption as asked, how many barrels of oil might be saved?
Congress will be considering all its options, said Sen. Warner, who reminded Secretary Bodman that, years ago, the 55-mph speed limit, officially known as the Emergency Energy Conservation Act, “worked."
Adele Ferguson can be reached at
PO Box 69, Hansville, WA 98340.
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