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From: jdd@db.toronto.edu ("John D. DiMarco")
Newsgroups: ont.general
Subject: Re: Highway Driving Rules
Message-ID: <89Apr28.142013edt.9324@ois.db.toronto.edu>
Date: 28 Apr 89 18:20:09 GMT
References: <89Apr26.134028edt.9320@ois.db.toronto.edu> <440@bnr-fos.UUCP>
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In article <440@bnr-fos.UUCP> schow@bnr-public.UUCP (Stanley Chow) writes:
>The research that I have seen tend to say that it is not the absolute speed,
>but the relative speed difference that causes accidents.

I remember reading somewhere that there was a dramatic decrease in American
highway automobile accidents (or was it deaths?) when the highway speed limit
was reduced to 55 mph.  Can anyone confirm?

North American roads are not designed for very high-speed traffic. Curves
are too sharp, on/offramps are too short, grades are too steep, warning signs
are too close to what they signify... The 401 is NOT designed like a German
Autobahn (or so my uncle, who has driven in Germany, tells me).

So: It just might be much safer to keep to a generally conservative speed 
    limit.

>Stanley Chow    ..!utgpu!bnr-vpa!bnr-fos!show%bnr-public

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