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From: bmt@we53.UUCP ( B. M. Thomas )
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: Fast driving
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Date: Sat, 14-Jan-84 08:58:22 EST
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Posted: Sat Jan 14 08:58:22 1984
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As power(and hence, fuel) used is directly proportional to the SQUARE of 
velocity, and viscous drag factors to the fourth and higher powers, it is 
totally without justification to assert that no more fuel is used at 70 
mph than at 55.  The kinetic energy(and hence, potential for injuries) is 
also related to the square of velocity, and so you can see that the 
ASSertion that no lives are saved is invalid without even referring to 
the 1974 statistics on highway deaths which showed the first DECREASE in 
highway fatalities coinciding with the implementation of the 55 mph limit.

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			we53!bmt(Brian M. Thomas @ WECo SWR HQ, St. Louis, MO)