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Re: The Federal Study that Finds Speed Limits Irrelevant...



kimberln@crl.com (J. Kimberlin) wrote:

:In article <3v0s4l$5kj@clarknet.clark.net>,
:Kevin Atkinson <kevinatk@home.com> wrote:
:>Here is part of the federal study that NMA dug up after the goverment 
:>tried to bury it.  The federal government spent over half a million 
:>dollars and five years on it;  it is not just a trivial or academic study.
:>
:>	http://www.clark.net/pub/kevina/sl/

:I'm not surprised that the findings on speed show it generally irrevalent.  
:The question is that if speed doesn't cause accidents, what does?

:Actually, an API study on Pay at the Pump Insurance, found that accidents 
:are caused by traffic density, followed by (I think) driver attitude, 
:with speed a factor albeit a minor one.

:Any more thoughts?

I recall reading somewhere that driver error/negligence was way up the
list of reasons for causing accidents.  Perhaps reading the newspaper
interferes with driving the car?


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