Miata Mailing List: March 1994, Message #31
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Subject: Re: STILL 55!
   Date: Wed, 2 Mar 1994 10:15:11 -0500

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>       Now here's a topic that could use some discussion.  Pennsylvania 
>    also hawks "STILL 55" in yellow add-ons at the tops of their signs, 
>    well into the state.  What, exactly, are they trying to say?  "Nyah, 
>    nyah, we have a militant anti-car society here, and we'll be happy to 
>    take your money in fines to pay for our extra (not terribly polite) 
>    signs"?  Are they trying to remind the rest of the country that we are 
>    going to hell-in-a-handbasket and they're going to watch from the safe 
>    haven of their traffic righteousness?  What does STILL 55 mean?  And 
>    which citizens approved of this tactic?
>       I find these signs offensive and annoying.  They imply (to me) that 
>    the residents of the state feel they are better than the heathen states 
>    which allow the evil of operating your car above 55mph.
>       (blblblblb... blood pressure going back down now...)
>       I _do_ like the ones they have in Maine which remind you to check 
>    your tires, your brakes, stay alert and enjoy the state.
>    
>    :-)
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I always liked the "55" signs you see when entering Maryland on Southbound
I-95.....


55 saves lives........



55 saves fuel.........


55 saves money........


Maryland fines START AT $40.00!!!!!

What a nice welcome, especially after the megadollar lighted sign welcoming
you to maryland at the border. Now I know what they do with the money....
If 55 saves money then why do truckers speed to get there so they can 
get paid?


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