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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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