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In article >,
John Lansford > wrote: (Brent P) wrote: > >>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. > >Apples vs oranges and you know it. There are a LOT of differences >between surface streets and interstates besides the design and posted >speed limits. > >>> This persistent notion that crashes are caused largely by different speeds >>> is absurd. >> >>No such claim was made. >> >>However, underposted speed limits have been shown to be safety negative. >> >A convenient whipping boy by those who wish to drive at unlimited >speeds. Then it'd be in your best interest to get rid of those _underposted_ limits and thus deprive them (or us) of their (our) whipping boy, no? |
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In article >,
John Lansford > wrote: (Brent P) wrote: > >>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. > >Apples vs oranges and you know it. There are a LOT of differences >between surface streets and interstates besides the design and posted >speed limits. > >>> This persistent notion that crashes are caused largely by different speeds >>> is absurd. >> >>No such claim was made. >> >>However, underposted speed limits have been shown to be safety negative. >> >A convenient whipping boy by those who wish to drive at unlimited >speeds. Then it'd be in your best interest to get rid of those _underposted_ limits and thus deprive them (or us) of their (our) whipping boy, no? |
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In article >, Jim Yanik wrote:
> The "cruelty" part is not executing those who deserve execution(criminals > with long histories of violent crime),and instead putting them in among > those expected to be released back into society. > > It pollutes the prison pool. Furthermore, if prohibition of substances some people decide to consume were ended, prisons would not be over crowded in the first place. |
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In article >, Jim Yanik wrote:
> The "cruelty" part is not executing those who deserve execution(criminals > with long histories of violent crime),and instead putting them in among > those expected to be released back into society. > > It pollutes the prison pool. Furthermore, if prohibition of substances some people decide to consume were ended, prisons would not be over crowded in the first place. |
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Yeah, it's fun! I mowed down six people on the way in to work today;
hopefully I'll get a few more when I leave tonight. |
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Yeah, it's fun! I mowed down six people on the way in to work today;
hopefully I'll get a few more when I leave tonight. |
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