I graduated High School in 1974. I can remember when they enacted the “Temporary 55 MPH speed limit”. That was a big jump from Day-70/Night-60 MPH. We figured it would save a lot of gas because people would just say “If it takes that long to get there, we just won’t go”. I remember joking about how we would someday be talking to our grandkids.
Me: We used to drive over 30 MPH all the time.
Grandkid: Gosh Grandpa! Didn’t the wheels fly off?
Me: Heck no. We used to drive from here to a different state and get there on the same day…
Soon, Iowa’s interstate speed limit will inch up from 65 MPH to 70 MPH. It’s been a long wait. Most rural roads will stay at 55 MPH.
Now we have a Temporary Patriot Act.