Motorists across the country are split on an idea by Congress to lower the national speed limit to 55 miles per hour.

Some are outraged by that fact such a move could add on an estimated 45 minutes to an hour in driving while others believe it might have a huge impact and actually help lower gas prices.

Influential Republican Senator John Warner of Virginia recently suggested that Congress should consider reviving the initial 1974 movement and lower the national speed limit to 55 miles per hour. First imposed because of the oil crisis in 1973, the law was repealed in 1995.

Most highways in Massachusetts have a speed limit of 65 miles per hour though many states have raised the limits at 70 to 75 mph in rural areas.

So would this law have a tremendous impact on motorists in general?

Sean J. Murphy of Wilbraham, Massachusetts seems to think so. A father of three, he’s more worried about an extra 30 minutes in his daily commute ruining family time rather than gas prices. However, Amelia Hawley of Belchertown believes if half of U.S. motorists drove 55 miles per hour on the highway, gas prices would drop significantly.