The US started as a loose coalition of colonies with competing interests. Even after the States found the Articles of Confederation to be too anarchic, the states were jealous of their parochial interests and prerogatives, and the US Constitution is a mass of compromises that look bad from a modern perspective. It's what we have, and there's a huge amount of inertia. Even if there were a consensus for streamlining it, the logistics would be staggering.
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Martin Packer [martin_pac...@uk.ibm.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 5, 2020 9:14 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: OT: OOBOL and English was Re: Still COBOL After All These Years? I think what baffles the rest of the world is the point of states, counties, etc setting things like speed limits. (Yes to where a 25 applies, for instance. No to it being a 25.) And, for sure, it suckers the occasional out-of-stater into inadvertent illegality - which is probably counter-productive. 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Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> "Federal limits, state limits... This is something I don't understand." It is a concept called federalism. The state has certain powers, and the federal government has certain powers. Joe On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 7:16 AM R.S. <r.skoru...@bremultibank.com.pl> wrote: > Federal limits, state limits... This is something I don't understand. > Standarization is good thing and common rules are easier to follow. > I just checked - 85mph in Texas, even for trucks. And 55mph in District > of Columbia (not to mention Guam). From the other hand Residential Areas > limits vary from 15 to 55mph. > Howeve it is matter of simple table with different values for each row > (state), because the columns (rules) vary also. That lead to confusion. > It's even more complex than baseball and non-SI measures! ;-) > > -- > Radoslaw Skorupka > Lodz, Poland > > > > > > > W dniu 05.08.2020 o 08:34, Bob Bridges pisze: > > Technically the 55mph limit wasn't a federal law; Rex is right that > speed limits are set and enforced by each state. But in the '70s Congress > (the Federal Congress) passed a law that Federal highway money would not be > forthcoming to states that allowed their speed limits to exceed 55mph. > Most states went along. The 55mph speed limit is long gone now; > interstates I drive on east of the Mississippi river are mostly 65 and 70, > except through dicey parts of cities where it can go as low as 55 or even > 45. I saw a piece of I-10 in AZ that was 75, or maybe 80, but that's all > I've seen myself. > > > > I remember my driver's-ed teacher in high school telling us that in some > western states the statutory speed limit used to be 120, and even that was > enforced spottily. > > > > Before the 55 limit, in 1972 and at the mature age of 17, I hitchhiked > across the country. (NC to CA; for Europeans, it's about 4100 km.) A guy > who picked me up in Texas had just had a new engine put into his car, and > he didn't want to go too fast until he'd broken in the engine a bit. But > the roads in Texas are straight and flat; he kept creeping up over 100mph > without realizing it. Then we'd hit a very slight curve, the car would > make a slight noise as it pulled against friction toward the outside of the > road, he'd glance down at the speedometer and slow down again. All very > interesting to a boy who'd never gone that fast before. But of course in > such flat land it didn't really seem that fast. > > > > --- > > Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 > > > > /* Wink at small faults; remember thou hast great ones. -Poor Richard */ > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Tony Thigpen > > Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 09:09 > > > > The 55 MPH limit was a federal law designed to force people to save fuel > > by driving slower during the 70's when the fuel crisis hit the US. And, > > we were stuck with for a long time even after the fuel crisis was over. > > Some studies showed that while it saved fuel for autos, it cost fuel for > > long-haul trucking. > > > > Just like the 18% interest rates of the 70's, we hope to never see a > > national 55MPH speed limit again. > > > > --- Pommier, Rex wrote on 8/4/20 9:01 AM: > >> Speed limits are different in the States based on which state you're > in. Each state can set its own speed limit. I am in South Dakota, and > most smaller 2 lane roads are 55 MPH. Many of the state 2 lane roads are > 65, and the interstates have an 80 MPH speed limit, the equivalent of about > 130 KPH. So the divided highways - at least in South Dakota - are > reasonable. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On > Behalf Of R.S. > >> Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 7:23 AM > >> > >> My opinion: I like american cars and roads. > >> However I don't understand common speed limit 55 mph which is in my > opinion too low for the road on desert. > >> > >> BTW: > >> Here in Poland default limit on highway is 140 km/h. > >> However in Germany default is ...your sanity. No speed limit. Most cars > have factory limit at 250 km/h, but not luxury ones. And yes, it is legal > to drive 300 km/h Of course this is for highways only. 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