55 MPH Speed Limit: Think of It as Part of the "Slow Movement" and a Way to Redesign Our Travel

Let's face it; on this issue, Jimmy Carter was right. There is a movement afoot to bring it back; according to Good Magazine, Drive 55 lobbies state and local governments to lower the speed limit and encourages drivers to maintain a self-imposed 55-mile-per-hour limit.

TreeHugger has been on this case for years, suggesting that just like the slow food movement, there are lots of other benefits that are almost as important as the original idea.