55 MPH Speed Limit Day
Banafshe Law Firm PC April 28, 2025
Every year on January 2nd, we look back on an important piece of American road history—55 MPH Speed Limit Day. This day honors the moment in 1974 when President Richard Nixon signed the Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act, which created the first national speed limit. It was set at 55 miles per hour. Why did our country do this? And why does it still matter today, especially for drivers in California? In this blog, we will discuss this and how a California car accident attorney might be able to help you. Why Was There a 55 MPH Speed Limit? In 1973, there was an oil crisis. Many countries in the Middle East decided to stop selling oil to the United States (and some other countries). This caused a big problem: gasoline became hard to find. People had to wait in long lines at gas stations, and prices went way up. The government…