[Frank Lee]

Originally Posted by jamesqf

OK, then the Honda Insight I bought used for about $8500, and have averaged 70+ mpg over the 5 years I've had it, by not driving particularly slow. Or the CRX I had before that, that would do better than 40 mpg. Or even my long-gone Austin-Healey Sprite.

The point is that there's a lot more to be gained by changing the cars so they're more efficient, than from forcing everyone to drive slowly. And it's likely to be easier: you just spend some advertising money selling the idea of small, nimble, fun cars instead of oversized penis substitutes, instead of hiring bunches of traffic cops, with all the support apparatus.

And how much gas would be wasted by having all those extra traffic cops driving around in their Crown Vics all day?

Yes I totally agree with you there. Put all those Super Doodie drivin' leadfoots into Metros and they can keep their bad behavior- at least the damage will be less.