Should the national speed limit be moved back to 55mph in order to conserve fuel and save lives?

WE HAVE INSATIABLE APPETITE FOR SPEED AND POWER. THIS 20th CENTURY NOTION MUST BE CURBED. OUR BASER INSTINCTS MUST YIELD TO THE LEVELHEADEDNESS OF THE MODERN ERA. NOT ONLY DOES SPEED KILL, BUT IT REDUCES THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF TODAY'S PIECES OF JUNK THAT WE DRIVE. WITH ALL THE CUTBACKS IN QUALITY AND SAFETY FEATURES, WE JEOPARDIZE OUR LIVES AND OTHERS EACH TIME WE PRESS THE ACCELERATOR. SINCE WE CANNOT EXPECT BETTER QUALITY THAN THE PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE VEHICLES THAT ARE PRESENTLY AVAILABLE, IT IS UP TO US TO DEVISE OTHER METHODS TO PROTECT OUR SAFETY. DRIVING AT A MUCH LOWER SPEED AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE WOULD BE THE LOGICAL WAY TO START.