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In article <359fa6da.425789493@news.dimensional.com>,
Scott Weiser <weiser@dimensional.com> wrote:
>On Sun, 05 Jul 1998 08:04:59 GMT, eta@my-dejanews.com (Eric Anderson)
>wrote:
>>On Sun, 05 Jul 1998 07:24:16 GMT, weiser@dimensional.com (Scott Weiser) wrote:
>>>And that "more safer at SP+15" depends upon everybody
>>>else obeying the speed limit so YOU can go 15 over.  
>>
>>Where does this dependency come from?  I think that most competent drivers
>>(that is, the majority) could travel in reasonable safety at 15mph over current
>>speed limits, if other factors permitted (weather etc)..  Excellent drivers
>>could probably go even faster
>
>It's pretty obvious that the 15 over is dependent on going 15 faster
>that *other vehicles*.  If everybody goes 15 over, that illusory
>safety disappears and you have to go faster yet.

???  It seems to me that people feel safer when travelling in a
pack where everyone is driving at a comfortable speed.  If the vast
majority of traffic is going +15, then one is more likely to feel 
at risk going +0 than +15.
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