I'm gonna have to get up earlier.

I thought the reasons the US set the speed limit on highways to 55 mph was because that is the optimum speed for a vehicle to maximize gas consumption. My reaction would be outrage. Sheer outrage.

Go buy an electric that does 0-60 in 3 minutes flat so I can race all the wimpy lawnmower-engine cars sure to be cranked out by Detroit within months!!

drive slower-lol-cool question smile and enjoy the night-take some points everyone

I would get a moped and be able to keep up with traffic. lol

I'm a truck driver who gets paid by the hour. I LOVE this idea!

Outrage. There is no shortage of oil.

It will not matter because everyone will soon be using bikes to get around! How fast can you pedal?

In Short: I would ignore it, seeming we are currently drowning in it. We are not in a oil crisis we are in a market control crisis. Greedy countries positioning themselves for the vacuum left by the super powers, up to including the former super powers themselves. We are now in a battle for the global economy, wars will be fought on Wall Street, Tokyo exchange etc.

I'd drive the speed limit and wave at all those people who are now living because they weren't killed off by those driving 5 and 10 miles over the limit. The annual death toll of 43,000+ would be reduced by maybe 80%. OK, take some points. I drove many miles at the 55 speed limit and noticed how relaxed I was at the end of a trip and how many weren't killed.

I would have to say that it was a Typically Stupid Response from Government!!! As Todays Vehicles were made to operate Efficiently at Higher Speed in conjunction with the Design of things like Tires & the Highway we would actually Waste More Recourses in an Emotional Not Technical Response to the Problem!!! Hey, but what's new??? John

It's an April fool's joke.

I would see a lot of government money generated from tickets and a huge increase in road rage incidents.

It would be silly. Most modern vehicles would get much lower fuel economy at 35mph. When the foolish 55mph speed limit went into effect many of the heavy trucks at that time performed with much lower fuel economy because they had to use a lower gear to maintain that speed. Most automatic transmission vehicles have a torque converter "lock-up", that will not engage below 40mph. Most manual transmission cars would have to spend a whole lot more time in a lower gear. Probably one of the biggest challenges that face automotive engineers is having to build a car for all seasons, and all driving conditions. Many hybrids do very well in an urban driving environment as do electric vehicles yet they fall flat on their face with interstate driving. The United States is a very large country and thanks to our apparent migratory nature… we seldom sit still. Some cars these days, thanks to extraordinary advancements in technology can adapt so that they can perform better and in turn be more economical in all conditions. But that is not how they are designed. Unfortunately, all vehicles sold in the US must perform to a mandated government standard so, that is the benchmark to which they are designed. They are designed to perform well in the EPA test which doesn't always correlate to real life driving scenarios. It’s a bit of a catch 22, when the government sets a CAFÉ (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) that becomes the goal. Something like cramming for the test and yet never learning the subject.

Don't worry - be happy!

i would go back to the good ole horse and buggy!!! Just about to with the high gas prices...

It would be nonsense, the bets speed for optimum fuel consumption is 55 mph. 35 would cause us to use even MORE oil.