Can’t Drive 55


Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 400

On This Day in History, January 2nd 1974, US President Richard Nixon signed into US law a national speed limit of 55mph.

23 Responses to “Can’t Drive 55”

  1. I cant either..which is funny because I drive a compact car with a tiny engine.. I guess matchbox cars are really my speed.

    Thank you for sharing with ClanFlickr

  2. I don’t drive vehicles with motors so I always get a good giggle at speed limits. Grand blues in this, Jeff, just grand – great at full size.


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  3. great colours…sweet little motor…looks good big.

  4. i bought my car from a guy called Fred Flintstone so i have to use my feet to power it!

    fab shot Jeff

    Thank you for sharing with ClanFlickr

  5. Awesome history lesson… fits the image.
    great colours and background.

  6. Very cool shot!! Love the sense of motion!!

  7. Dark works great here…I thought this is the way you planned it!

  8. This is great – love the detail of the speed limit.

  9. Baby you can drive my car…Beep beep’m beep beep yeah! LOL

    Nice shot, Jeff!

  10. That is a sweet little ride =)

  11. Nice shot!

    (and i use your Really cool comment code!!!!)

    Seen in Magnificent Seven 2010

  12. Haha, I tend to have that problem as well…. damn that Nixon!


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  13. Haha….great picture!
    Maybe you should consider biking??? ;-) )

  14. I like the blues and the gold of the rims. Also the point of view is very interesting. Nice shot!