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Re: Repeal of the National Speed Limit Law



aaprrb@aol.com (AAPR RB) wrote:

> Increasing speed directly increases stopping
>distance and shortens reaction times. That is the bottom line.

Oh, I see, and with this brilliant logic then I guess it must be
downright suicide to fly in an airplane, seeing that I'd be going *MUCH*
faster than in a car...

The point is that there is a safe and reasonable speed and if you set the
speed limits around the 85th percentile, then most people will not be risking'
a ticket every time they drive.

Ernie P.



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