Should people who drive over the speed limit be able to complain about the price of gas?

Answer 1

No, especially when they buy a Hummer to do it

Answer 2

Reducing Gas Prices

We can reduce gas prices, and in many cases reduce our expenses in other areas, by reducing the demand for petroleum products. How do we reduce demand? Easy. Reduce consumption. Here are some suggestions on how to do that:

1. Make sure your tires are properly inflated. Improperly inflated tires reduce gas mileage. Most tires should be inflated to 32-35 psi, but look on your tires for specific numbers.

2. Make sure your engine is properly tuned. An out of tune engine wastes gas and money. Have it checked.

3. When you stop at a stop light, stay stopped until the light is green. Don’t try to ease up a little at a time – this not only wastes gas, but wears out your brakes sooner than normal.

4. Accelerate slowly. Rapid acceleration (“jack rabbit starts”) wastes gas.

5. Use synthetic oil whenever you change or have your oil changed. Since it’s synthetic, you are not using a petroleum product therefore you are reducing demand. Most cars actually get better gas mileage with synthetic oil, so it’s a win win.

6. Whenever possible, use alternative fuels such as biodiesel or E85. They not only reduce petroleum consumption, but they are cheaper and better for the environment. Unfortunately, they are not widely available yet in most places, but start asking about them when you buy gas and fuel distributors will begin to get the message; if they think there is a market, they will supply that market.

7. Don’t rush out to buy a new car… but if you are in the market for one anyway, consider buying a more fuel efficient car or even a hybrid car. Hybrid cars are more expensive but you can get a federal tax credit which will offset much of the extra expense and if you do a lot of driving, the money you save on gas will offset the rest.

8. Carpool.

Answer 3

yes just as people with suvs should be able to complain about the price of gas because it's still high regardless of if you drive a care that gets 70 miles a gallon or one that gets 20 miles a gallon. Over $3.00 a gallon is too much considering only 10 years ago it was only half what it is now, and only a 3rd what it is now 20 years ago. It just isn't consistant with the rate of inflation that the price should go up that much especiall when cars get more miles per gallon now then they did before.

Answer 4

Yes. Not all speed limits are at the most fuel efficient speeds.

We had a car that got the best gas mileage at 65mph when the posted speed limit in connecticut was 55mph.

Talk about being forced to use up more gas. How absurd! But then again, that's where Lieberman's from. And now convicted Governor Roland, and horrible gov'r O'Neill. Anyways, I digress.

Answer 5

Two things : from a purely mehanical point of view driving the speed limit wastes gas too. In AZ it's 75 mph outside of urban areas ,so what's another 10 or 15 mph in terms of the effiency curve of an intermal combustion engine ? You're still on the wrong side of it'
last time I checked siiting in stop and go traffic uses more gas than driving over the speed limit.
driving your kids a mile to school rather than have them walk also contributes.
as does driving an SUV.

Answer 6

Yes they should because there buying gas just like everyone else. As a matter of fact even people that take mass transit should complain. Fuel prices effect more than just drivers, seeing how everything gets moved around using some form of petrolium power engine when fuel prices go up eventually the price of everything goes up.

Should they complain about getting speeding tickets or raise in there insurance priemiums, No.

Answer 7

Where's that 1st guy from? Highest speed limit in the land is 80 for cars is on two interstates in west Texas. Yea, makes no sense, it's like not voting and complain how things are done. To conserve gas watch your R.P.M. Keep it under 2000 R.P.M. If you don't have an R.P.M. gauge keep highway speed at 55-59 M.P.H. Avoid jackrabbit starts at red lights and try not to come to a complete stops at redlights. Once you stop there goes your millage.

Answer 8

Yes! You must have bought the (junk science) story that the faster you drive the poorer the gas mileage, this is simply not true. However accelerating and decelerating over and over again will dramatically reduce fuel economy. This is why the D.O.T. in each state must be in collusion with the oil company's because they are the #1 cause of stop and go driving!

Answer 9

Well of course they should. We enjoy in the United States freedom of speech. We should be able to burn a flag, voice our displeasure of our government, or share our religious views with others. This is why America is a marketplace of ideas. Those who don't want to hear us complain about gas can ignore us, those who don't want to listen to Howard Stern cna change the dial, those who don't country music can buy another type of CD.

It is this freedom that makes America a far superior country to most others on the planet.

Answer 10

It's not the people who speed, it's the people who drive the HUGE trucks and SUVs back and forth to work when they don't really need or use the vehicle as a "work" vehicle. When it takes $100 to fill your tank every 2 or 3 days, then you need to re-evaluate certain things...like the vehicle you drive.

Answer 11

no. if the highest speed limit in the land is 70 mph. then why not put governors on the engines to keep them from speeding and therefore wasting so much gas.