Yeah let's keep increasing the speed of the highways until we all kill ourselves or over-work the already near full output capacity oil refineries. I don't sit in the left lane, but this is still encouraing the problem of speeding. *gasps* Problem...Speeding is a big problem!?
Yes. Until our roads are built better, and some scientific breakthrough comes along that actually INCREASES mileage as your drive faster (Yeah, right), I will continue to go 62 on the 65 MPH speed limit highway, because we all stop at the same red light anyway. Everytime I see someone pass me at 5-10 or more MPH over the speed limit, I just laugh (Especially if it's an SUV). I got 30.5 MPG on my last fillup, and that included sitting an hour in rush hour traffic. EPA says I should get 21 in the city. I have smashed those secondaries open racing a car to 60, and still got ~28. I live on a hill even.
We all zip around the crowded roads trying to get nowhere faster. Increasing the speed limit is not the answer. Traffic accidents stop traffic completely. Then you really ARE getting nowhere.
Speed kills more than just gas mileage...
*Edit* Oh, and if you want to fix the traffic problems, stop letting the road authorities place traffic lights at every single intersection on highways. Suburbs and the commuters they bring are destroying what used to be a decent road system in Austin. I'm sure this happens elsewhere. Atlanta was a disaster. It has its own problems with roads. Speed limits don't exist in that worthless town. You got lanes ending once you leave town, and everybody expects you to know it.
