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Originally Posted by aerohead
[...]Some motorists literally fell asleep at the wheel,on long stretches,and died,often taking innocent nearby motorists with them.[...]
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I would just like to point out that more people died when the speed limits were raised (all else being equal). I read a Canadian govt study (can't find the link anymore) in which they were considering getting the highway limit up in Canada (currently ~62 mph), but due to the impact on the fatalities rate they found in the states which went up from 55, they decided not to.
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Billions of dollars in man-hours were "lost"each year behind the wheel in lost productivity.
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I can agree with that argument when taken in a business perspective. But I'd like to provide a counter argument valid for a lot of people (at least where I live). I work a fixed amount of hours per week and get paid a fixed amount per year. Whatever time I use behind the wheel is taken on my free time, which is worth nothing in term of productivity as I'm not going to work more anyway. But in fact, it's worth quite a lot to me, because I actually enjoy it and I have a feeling I'm doing something good for everyone.