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Automotive News & Views Should the US government bring back the 55 mph max speed limit again?
1418 messages, Last post on Dec 16, 2008 at 11:21 AM
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Replying to: kernick (Dec 12, 2008 9:30 am) Higher speed limits ( and defacto) are actually RESULTING in safer highways, aka does NOT result in the projected carnage predicted by the 55 mph and less advocates and fear mongerers: given a host of modifying variables. Now I realize that is not the party line and the conclusion/s are not ones they want to emphasize. One just has to remember to look to Europe as a baseline. They have 80 mph to NO speed limits and their fatality rate (per capita) is similar to ours. The modifying variables are materially the same.
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Replying to: ruking1 (Dec 12, 2008 9:46 am) For instance I'm enjoying my new snow/ice tires (and the government didn't have to write a law telling me to be smart!). Kernick, move just a bit farther north to Quebec and you'll be both smart and legal.  Quebec prepares to become the first province to make winter tires compulsory (Globe & Mail) [edit - you still have power Kernick? Sounds like quite the ice storm up there] |
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Replying to: steve_ (Dec 12, 2008 9:53 am) So for example point a to b and importantly END DESTINATION to END DESTINATION, believe it or not it is almost impossible to get much over 55 mph AVERAGE. So just because a European has a 55 mph AVERAGE it doesn't mean for example he has not gone 120 mph in achieving that average, nor woujld it necessarily mean an American HAD to go 120 mph, yet still achieve the same AVERAGE.. So again the methodology is all important.
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Replying to: ruking1 (Dec 12, 2008 9:58 am)
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Replying to: steve_ (Dec 12, 2008 9:59 am) |
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Replying to: steve_ (Dec 12, 2008 9:53 am) No, I lost power, but somehow my computer's still working.  I think it's because we're saving our carbon credits, and the spirits of Earf looked kindly on our valley.  Kernick, move just a bit farther north to Quebec and you'll be both smart and legal. They should also include a ban on white cars in winter, in that legislation! Much higher accident rate with white cars in the winter. I'd be okay there too - I have a red car.
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Replying to: ruking1 (Dec 12, 2008 9:46 am)
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Replying to: ruking1 (Dec 14, 2008 1:57 pm) 
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Replying to: cdn_tch (Dec 14, 2008 4:40 pm)  A NON event!
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