Drivetime Mahatma: Catching up on rules addressing interstate slowpokes | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Drivetime Mahatma: Catching up on rules addressing interstate slowpokes | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Dear Mahatma: Before the oil embargoes, interstates in Arkansas had minimum speed limits. I think the limit was 75 mph and the minimum 60. I was a student at Arkansas Tech when the speed limit was changed to 55. That interfered with my drive between Sherwood and Russellville. Since speed limits have returned to those glorious days, it's curious that a speed minimum hasn't been implemented. As you aptly point out, slow-moving vehicles on high-spe…