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Re: Unfair speed limits
In article <3m8p63$nnb@hpavla.lf.hp.com> brindle@lf.hp.com (Mark Brindle) writes:
>From: brindle@lf.hp.com (Mark Brindle)
>Subject: Re: Unfair speed limits
>Date: 9 Apr 1995 13:58:27 GMT
>Eric Bin (ebin@malibu.sfu.ca) wrote:
>: A large number of experts believe that the biggest cause of accidents
>: on the highways is speed differential. For example, a Trabant leaps
>: into the left lane to pass but he's passing at 70mph while you in your
>: shiny new NSX are closing in a 140mph. Your risk of an accident is
>: very high in this case.
>I agree that speed differential is a concern; but, the *MAIN*
>cause of accidents is driver inattention and/or incompetence.
>Speed differentials on the German autobahns are *ENORMOUS* --
>closing speeds of well over 100 mph are commonplace; yet, the
>accident rates are lower than on US interstates.
Are you sure about that? I've heard that is a myth, that the accident rates
(or maybe it was fatality rate) on the autobahn are much higher then on US
interstates.
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