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Re: Illegal speed traps (was: FIGHT YOUR TICKET)
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Subject: Re: Illegal speed traps (was: FIGHT YOUR TICKET)
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From: nando@nms.ac.jp ()
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Date: 29 Sep 1995 09:17:52 GMT
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Followup-To: rec.autos.driving,ca.driving,alt.law.enforcement,ba.driving,dc.driving
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Newsgroups: rec.autos.driving, ca.driving, alt.law.enforcement, ba.driving, dc.driving
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Organization: Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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References: <43uchl$gni@explorer.csc.com> <44a98e$20g@fullfeed.msn.fullfeed.com>
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Xref: news.clark.net rec.autos.driving:88835 ca.driving:20680 dc.driving:4122
Bob Morrow (bobm@msn.fullfeed.com) wrote:
: Jeffrey K. Seigle <jseigle@csci.csc.com> wrote:
: >It seems I read, perhaps on this newsgroup, that speed limits are not
: >set by engineers who design the roads. They are often set by observing
: >the actual speed of traffic and setting the limit at some percentile
: >(lower than 85th, I think). But a safe speed on a given road is not
: >simply the maximum speed at which you can retain control of your car.
: >For example, the school zones I mentioned in the post you responded to.
: >Jeff
: They set speed limits -at or above- the 85th percentile, unless politicans
: and know-nothing "concerned citizens" get involved, in which case they
: pervert the process and give us 30th percentile speed limits that don't
: slow down traffic but do put people in danger of getting a ticket they
: don't deserve.
After drove on 395 between Majave and Lee Vining a couple of times
during this summer, I wonder why they set 55 mph speed limit still now
in that kind of place in the middle of the desert (Owens valley)?
nando at Tokyo.
I was on a vacation trip to the desert this summer.
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