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E. Faubion wrote:

>"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 the old wife was a mathematician named Julie Anna Cirillo, then
you're absolutely right.

>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.  

Since very few people know about the study, that logic doesn't stand.
The study best holds true (like any similar study) when people are
unaware of it or do not modify their driving styles to compensate for
it.  For those of us who habitually travel 10 to 15 mph faster than
the average, it is just a pleasant confirmation of something that
we've suspected for years.

>Any experienced accident investigator will tell you this is nonsense.

They'll tell you that speed kills in complete honesty, but when you
gather up all the data from across the country and look at the
results, the NHTSA *still* has to pad the numbers to come up with
"proof" that speed kills.  You never did explain to me why it is ok
for the NHTSA to include "speed too slow for conditions" in their
speed related numbers to demonstrate the dangers of exceeding speed
limits, care to take a stab at it now? (wait, I know, snip snip snip!)
-- 
Brandon

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