No Speed Limit In Virginia

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and state highways. The fact is the speed limit, which is set at 55 miles per hour around the area, causes many problems and traffic. The traffic in the Washington, DC metropolitan area is one of the worst in the United States. Especially on highway 66 where there is always a lot of traffic because people are worried about going the right speed due to all the highway patrol on the road. So, taking this into consideration, by lifting the state speed limit all together, the majority of drivers will still drive at 55 or 65 (depending on location) miles per hour. However, no speed limit would allow those drivers in a hurry to take advantage of this privilege. But, tougher penalties should be enforced on drivers who abuse this privilege (e.g. drunk driving, reckless driving, vehicular manslaughter). The current law for commercial vehicles should be kept the same.
The issue of any violation of National Ambient Air Quality Standards would inevitably come up. But as statistics show, ...

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