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Brent P > wrote in message ... > In article >, James H. Hood wrote: > > > > Brent P > wrote in message > > ... > >> In article >, Magnulus wrote: > >> > Collision at 75 vs. 55 mph has alot more energy behind it= a higher > > risk > >> > of injury/death. Much higher. > >> > >> Only IN a crash. However, the higher speed limit when more appropiate for > >> the road will PREVENT the crashes in the first place. > > > > Which explains why there are more crashes on a highway than on my street > > where the limit is twenty, right? > > Look at the values for interstates vs. surface streets. > > > This persistent notion that crashes are caused largely by different speeds > > is absurd. > > No such claim was made. Not here, but it gets made often enough. > However, underposted speed limits have been shown to be safety negative. Which explains why deaths rates on residential streets exceed those for highways, right? |
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Brent P > wrote in message ... > In article >, James H. Hood wrote: > > > > Brent P > wrote in message > > ... > >> In article >, Magnulus wrote: > >> > Collision at 75 vs. 55 mph has alot more energy behind it= a higher > > risk > >> > of injury/death. Much higher. > >> > >> Only IN a crash. However, the higher speed limit when more appropiate for > >> the road will PREVENT the crashes in the first place. > > > > Which explains why there are more crashes on a highway than on my street > > where the limit is twenty, right? > > Look at the values for interstates vs. surface streets. > > > This persistent notion that crashes are caused largely by different speeds > > is absurd. > > No such claim was made. Not here, but it gets made often enough. > However, underposted speed limits have been shown to be safety negative. Which explains why deaths rates on residential streets exceed those for highways, right? |
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In article >, James H. Hood wrote:
> Brent P > wrote in message >> > This persistent notion that crashes are caused largely by different speeds >> > is absurd. >> >> No such claim was made. > Not here, but it gets made often enough. That's nice. speed differences are just fine IF there IS _lane displine_. >> However, underposted speed limits have been shown to be safety negative. > Which explains why deaths rates on residential streets exceed those for > highways, right? You are being purposely absurd. My claim was roads are safer when the speed limit is PROPERLY posted for the type of road. Residential streets are properly posted in well over 9 out of 10 cases. Interstates are _NOT_ posted properly in well over 9 out of 10 cases. regular arterial streets are also underposted more often than not. If all other types of roads were properly posted as often as residential roads, then they could be safety maximized as well. Unless you are proposing the speed kills nonsense of never driving fast enough to cause a fatality, in which case it would be <5mph everywhere. |
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In article >, James H. Hood wrote:
> Brent P > wrote in message >> > This persistent notion that crashes are caused largely by different speeds >> > is absurd. >> >> No such claim was made. > Not here, but it gets made often enough. That's nice. speed differences are just fine IF there IS _lane displine_. >> However, underposted speed limits have been shown to be safety negative. > Which explains why deaths rates on residential streets exceed those for > highways, right? You are being purposely absurd. My claim was roads are safer when the speed limit is PROPERLY posted for the type of road. Residential streets are properly posted in well over 9 out of 10 cases. Interstates are _NOT_ posted properly in well over 9 out of 10 cases. regular arterial streets are also underposted more often than not. If all other types of roads were properly posted as often as residential roads, then they could be safety maximized as well. Unless you are proposing the speed kills nonsense of never driving fast enough to cause a fatality, in which case it would be <5mph everywhere. |
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"Laura Bush murdered her boy friend" > wrote in message ups.com... > >Jim Yanik Jan 7, 6:13 pm > >>I speed most of the time,and haven't killed anyone in 35 years of > driving. > > How many kids have you put in wheelchairs for life? You pedal-philes > are more dangerous to kids than the pedophiles. > So your kids play on the Interstates? |
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"Laura Bush murdered her boy friend" > wrote in message ups.com... > >Jim Yanik Jan 7, 6:13 pm > >>I speed most of the time,and haven't killed anyone in 35 years of > driving. > > How many kids have you put in wheelchairs for life? You pedal-philes > are more dangerous to kids than the pedophiles. > So your kids play on the Interstates? |
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"Alex Rodriguez" > wrote in message ... > I truly feel for your children. Alex and James, please! I just ate breakfast! |
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"Alex Rodriguez" > wrote in message ... > I truly feel for your children. Alex and James, please! I just ate breakfast! |
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