double-nickel
Fifty-five miles
Double-nickel is slang for fifty-five, from the two fives in the number resembling a pair of nickels.
It most often refers to the 55 mph speed limit that was federally mandated in the United States from 1974 to 1995: I got pulled over doing seventy in a double-nickel zone.
The term gained currency in CB radio culture among truckers.
Between political regions
- freewayHighway without tolls
- turnpikeFee-charging highway
- expresswayLimited-access highway
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
pavement · motorway · carriageway · thoroughfare · roadway · lanes · trucking · longhaul
Number after fifty-four
- mphVelocity unit abbreviation
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- speedometerVehicle velocity display
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
radar · patrol · ticketing · compliance · deceleration · motorists · penalty · lawful
Quality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
- dinerCasual American eatery
- jukeboxCoin-operated music player
- ChevroletAmerican automobile manufacturer
hotrod · chrome · tailfins · Cadillac · drive-in · roadtrip · truckstop · Americana
37th U.S. president
- FordMajor American automaker
- CarterOne who carts
- gasolineRefined petroleum vehicle fuel
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
OPEC · embargo · conservation · malaise · stagflation · trucker · convoy
Careful, wise judgment
- restraintControl over impulses
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- measuredCarefully considered, unhurried
- sensibleShowing good judgment
conservative · careful · temperance · risk-averse · judicious · steady · controlled · deliberate
interstate
Between political regions
- freewayHighway without tolls
- turnpikeFee-charging highway
- expresswayLimited-access highway
asphalt · pavement · motorway · carriageway · thoroughfare · roadway · lanes · trucking · longhaul · blacktop
55
Number after fifty-four
- mphVelocity unit abbreviation
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- speedometerVehicle velocity display
enforcement · radar · patrol · ticketing · compliance · deceleration · motorists · penalty · lawful · cruising
vintage
Quality from past eras
Chevrolet · hotrod · chrome · tailfins · Cadillac · drive-in · roadtrip · truckstop · Americana · nostalgia
Nixon
37th U.S. president
rationing · OPEC · embargo · conservation · malaise · stagflation · trucker · convoy
prudence
Careful, wise judgment
- restraintControl over impulses
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- measuredCarefully considered, unhurried
sensible · conservative · careful · temperance · risk-averse · judicious · steady · controlled · deliberate
double-nickelsixty-five
Sixty plus five
seventy · unrestricted · autobahn · seventy-five · eighty
double-nickelwide open
Fully accessible, unrestricted
hammer down · unrestricted · no limit · pedal to the metal · full throttle