Just got sent this from a friend.
The first day of the 110 speed limit on motorways and autovias was largely ignored by many people in Alicante. Meanwhile, a study has been undertaken by one newspaper, whose correspondents travelled from Valencia to Denia and back at 110, on occasion being forced to exceed the new limit when overtaking. As for the economics of the speed limit, which has been much heralded by Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, the reporters found that in their sixty-five horsepower diesel vehicle, the trip of 66 kilometres led to a 0.2 litre reduction in consumption, or a saving of 24 centimes. This saving was also decried by Francisco Menargues, the head of theGeneral Council of Economists in the Valencian Community, who stated that savings of petrol would be negligible as a result of the new speed limit, adding It would be much more effective if the country generated electricity through nuclear power