Kathrin A. Theodor, Las Vegas

Fri, May 16, 2008 (2:03 a.m.)

Regarding David Wheeless’ May 8 letter, headlined “55-mph speed limit will save gas, money”:

That is a terrific idea! However, the speed limit can be 10 mph, and there are those insane, asinine speeders to whom numbers mean nothing.

The only way to make people responsible is to reinstitute an old piece of equipment: the governor. No, not the human ones — most of them are useless — but the mechanical ones. Put the pedal to the floor, and you can go only 55, period.

Humanity is no longer responsible for itself, so if we have to give it a “little”help — put on a few brakes for those same speeders — so be it! If those jerks are no longer responsible for themselves, then I guess the rest of us have to be, bringing them back to — ahem — sanity.