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The High Cost of Speeding

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You also use about 40% more gasoline, according to some musings by Bargain Babe and SelecTrucks. Gasoline waste costs. I drive Interstate 70 between Kansas City and St. Louis – a lot, and have for years. You enjoy the ride less. To summarize, the costs of speeding include: Speeding ticket cost. Your time costs.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

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Gasoline stations did not serve food, have coffee or provide bath rooms. Planes were allowed to break the sound barrier over major metro areas (like St. No, I didn’t wear a poodle skirt! I wasn’t that cool. But I did wear saddle shoes and bobby socks. Women wore hats and gloves to church on Sunday. Men wore suits and hats.

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