Why 55

Genre: Educational

Creator: National Film and Audiovisual Center.

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: A strong case is made for implementing and continuing the 55 m.p.h. speed limit on the basis of saving both lives and fuel., Why should I drive 55 when everyone else doesn't? Some of the reasons include safety, economy, higher insurance rates, rare and endangered fuel supplies. Film covers points of view of drivers from New York to California and from Texas to Wisconsin. Dramatizes the margin of safety provided by driving at 55 miles per hour and points out that driving at 65 miles per hour does not necessarily get people to their destinations quicker. Examines the economic advantages of driving at the slower speed.

Complete Record: A strong case is made for implementing and continuing the 55 m.p.h. speed limit on the basis of saving both lives and fuel., Why should I drive 55 when everyone else doesn't? Some of the reasons include safety, economy, higher insurance rates, rare and endangered fuel supplies. Film covers points of view of drivers from New York to California and from Texas to Wisconsin. Dramatizes the margin of safety provided by driving at 55 miles per hour and points out that driving at 65 miles per hour does not necessarily get people to their destinations quicker. Examines the economic advantages of driving at the slower speed.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.