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On Wed, 08 Jul 1998 01:12:21 -0400, Tony Wang <tonyw44@prodigy.net.nospam> wrote:
>Hey, I got a question here.  Recently, they raised the speed limit on I-95 between Washington and Baltimore to
>65.  So, the day before, doing, say, 70 would have gotten you a ticket.  But the very next day, doing that
>would have gotten you a wave from the cops.
>
>What changed?  Nothing.  Did everyone all of the sudden become a better driver?  Did the road change?  Did the
>traffic conditions change?
>
>Nope, some arbitrary number changed.
>
>Guess what?  Now, most people are within a 10 mph range of the limit, whereas before, most people were
>exceeding the limit by at least that much.
>
>We all of the sudden went from being "bad" and "aggressive" drivers to being "good" and "safe" drivers even
>though our driving habits were EXACTLY the same on EXACTLY the same highway!

Well, not _exactly_ the same - the speed limit is different!

But your point is well taken, and is the essence of the problem on most
freeways - they were engineered for higher speeds, and the limit is arbitrary,
not based on real safety considerations.

>
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