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E. Faubion wrote:

>eta@my-dejanews.com (Eric Anderson) wrote:

>>The source is http://www.motorists.org/speedlimits/wisdot.htm
>
>Ah-ha!  The good ol' NMA,  a for-profit organization that caters to
>and solicts violator clientele.   I'd get independent verification of
>any data picked up there before I took it to heart.

Not like the IIHS which is completely unbiased and has no interest in
finding a lot of speeders, right?

>>If you go to the many sites that discuss the setting of speed limits, you'll
>>see that driver compliance is high on the list of factors that are considered
>>when setting these limits.  It's not about blackmail, it's about recognizing
>>that the limits are largely arbitrary and that therefore the limits should be
>>set at speeds were accidents will be minimized and *voluntary* compliance will
>>be high. 
>
>What this whole thing is about is you want to drive as fast as you
>want without risk of getting a ticket.  Speeders don't just magically
>disappear when the limit goes up.  We have an abundance of 70 and 75
>mph zones in my state and you can bet most of the drivers who ignore
>those limits are the same ones who bitched about the NMSL.  Where does
>it all end? 

So speeders will always speed?  Why did Michigan's 85th percentile
speeds only go up by 1.5%, despite a 15 mph speed limit increase?  Why
did Wisconsin's compliance rate increase by over 300% with a 10 mph
increase in speed limits?  By your theory, these two scenarios are
impossible.
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Brandon

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