Re: 85 MPH speedometers

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Re: 85 MPH speedometers

necromancer

01 Jun 2006 04:34

> said in rec.autos.driving:
>
> > Keep it under 60 and you'll know you're not speeding. Next question.
>
> And the next question is: is that what you were doing in that 25mph
> school zone, hypocrite?

IIRC, Loco Laura was "experimenting." Like "Ol Tubby was doing
experiments at Chappaqqidick - you know: how long does it take for a
woman to drown/suffocate in an Oldsmobile...

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TedKennedyMurderedHisPregnantMistress.dwpj65@spamgourmet.com	31 May 2006 23:37
> Keep it under 60 and you'll know you're not speeding. Next question. And the next question is: is that what you were doing in that 25mph school zone, hypocrite?

Laura Bush murdered her boy friend	31 May 2006 17:59
> > >In the late 70s and 80s, most (all?) cars had speedometers that would only > > >go up to 85. Were they mandated by the government? What year did they come [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > nate Keep it under 60 and you'll know you're not speeding. Next question.

N8N

31 May 2006 15:10

> >In the late 70s and 80s, most (all?) cars had speedometers that would only
> >go up to 85. Were they mandated by the government? What year did they come
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> the victim's family will sue GM for selling cars that encourage
> speeding.

Seeing as there are roads with 70 MPH speed limits within a few hours'
drive from my house, how would I be able to tell whether or not I was
speeding?

nate

laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE

31 May 2006 15:08

>In the late 70s and 80s, most (all?) cars had speedometers that would only
>go up to 85. Were they mandated by the government? What year did they come
>out? Why 85? At the time the maximum speed limit was 55.

It's insane that they read anything over 60. Someday GM is gonna get
sued over this. Somebody will get killed by a speeder doing 80 and
the victim's family will sue GM for selling cars that encourage
speeding.

Ronnie Dobbs	31 May 2006 10:26
In the late 70s and 80s, most (all?) cars had speedometers that would only go up to 85. Were they mandated by the government? What year did they come out? Why 85? At the time the maximum speed limit was 55.

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