Re: Arrest Slow Drivers (n left and fast drivers in right)

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From: Mark Folsom
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 00:00

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E. Faubion wrote in message <35973a48.46812649@news.okc.oklahoma.net>...
>"Mark Folsom" <folsomman@redshift.com> wrote:
>
>>Drivers at about +12 mph from the average have the lowest rate of
>>involvement in accidents.
>
>This is an old wives' tale.  If it was true then as more people tried
>to be 'safe' the average would increase and we'd all have to drive
>faster and faster and faster just to stay in that +12 range.  Any
>experienced accident investigator will tell you this is nonsense.
>
>
>ef
>

If it's an old wive's tale, why was it in a Federal Highway Administration
research report?

We will never all drive faster because many drivers can barely cope with the
demands of driving and are terrified of going fast.

Experienced accident investigators arrive after everything has stopped.

--
Mark Folsom, P.E.
Consulting Mechanical Engineer
http://www.redshift.com/~folsom

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From: "Mark Folsom" <folsomman@redshift.com>
Subject: Re: Arrest Slow Drivers (n left and fast drivers in right)
Date: 1998/06/29
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