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From: hp@lanl.ARPA (Akkana)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: 55MPH-save gas?
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Date: Wed, 26-Feb-86 14:42:12 EST
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I once saw a plot of highway deaths per vehicle mile vs. year.
Unfortunately, I don't have the figures here (anyone have the
mile vs year statistics?) but the curve went something like this:

      deaths |-
	     |  - _
	     |      - _
	     |          - _
	     |              - _
	     |                  - - -
	     |                        - _  ... and so forth
	     |
	     |
	     |____________________________________
				  ^55 mph

I assume the hump around the institution of 55 is an artifact,
but it WAS there.  Just goes to show that you can say practically
anything you want if you plot the numbers appropriately ...
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	...Akkana		akkana%cnls@lanl.arpa
	Center for Nonlinear Studies, Los Alamos National Laboratory