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Originally Posted by camarorad
I really hate being on the other side of the argument, because god knows I do my fair share of 10-12 over.
But... the argument that you make as someone said earlier is incomplete. I actually don't completely disagree with the statement that speed in and of itself is the only problem. All things being equal, if everyone is a top notch driver, then higher speeds may not lead to increased fatalities. But all things are not equal. Higher speeds= decreased time for reaction and increased braking distances. An accident by definition cannot be predicted, however its probabilities can be lessened- lower speeds lower the likelihood by allowing for increased reaction time/decreased braking distances.
And someone else also made the argument, that more accidents occur at intersections than on highways, hence accidents are not correlated to speed. But that's comparing apples to oranges. Yes, more accidents happen at intersections, but the question should be, would more accidents occur if the speed limits were raised at those intersections?
Having said all that, I move to increase highway speeds to 80  |
Take your thinking a step further. Instead of enforcing the speed limit at 85 when it reads 70, raise the speed limit to 85, enforce the speed limit at 86, and don't expect everyone to drive that speed. A speed limit should be a maximum, not a place to start accelerating.
