Re: Arrest Slow Drivers--One County's Answer to Aggressive Driving

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From: Brandon Sommerville
Date: Sun, 05 Jul 1998 00:00

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Scott Weiser wrote:

>It's my experience that speeders are merely inconsiderate sphincters
>who *just can't stand* to be behind anybody else...and if you raised
>the speed limit to 150 mph, they would be driving 170+.


Sure, why bother with facts when you have an urban legend that makes
you comfortable.  Try this web site for an interesting US DOT report:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/rdu/sl-irrel.html

>This was proven when the 55 speed limit went away and the sphincters
>are now going 85 instead of 65.  They are never satisfied as long as 

Hmm, in Michigan, the 85th percentile speed has increased by about 1.5
mph, despite the speed limit rising 15 mph.  Why do you think that is?
-- 
Brandon

"Spooooooooooonnnnn!"

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From: grimrod@mindless.moc (Brandon Sommerville)
Subject: Re: Arrest Slow Drivers--One County's Answer to Aggressive Driving
Date: 1998/07/05
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