Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site netex.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mhuxn!mhuxr!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!trwrdc!rlgvax!hadron!netex!ewiles From: ewiles@netex.UUCP (Ed Wiles) Newsgroups: net.auto,net.legal Subject: Re: Speed limits in other countries Message-ID: <113@netex.UUCP> Date: Fri, 20-Sep-85 19:59:52 EDT Article-I.D.: netex.113 Posted: Fri Sep 20 19:59:52 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 29-Sep-85 04:13:07 EDT References: <1081@homxa.UUCP> <4891@allegra.UUCP> <155@iitcs.UUCP> <6265@duke.UUCP> Organization: NetExpress, Inc., Vienna, VA Lines: 15 Xref: watmath net.auto:8321 net.legal:2393 Summary: Holland has cannals! In article <6265@duke.UUCP>, mgv@duke.UUCP (Marco G. Valtorta) writes: > [omitted] > The *Economist* wondered why the deadly accident rate in Holland is much > higher than in Belgium, despite the similar characteristics of > the two countries. Holland has a lower speed limit than Belgium, too! > > Marco Valtorta Please note that Holland has narrow streets and lots of cannals (sp?). If you drop it in the drink, you don't have much time to get out of the car before you drown. Also, if you were going at high speed, 50-60 mph, hitting water is like hitting a concrete wall, you may not be concious enough to get yourself out of the car. E. L. Wiles Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com