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In article <1992Jul16.173708.14300@srg.srg.af.mil> dpipes@spica.srg (Dave Pipes x4552) writes:
>What amazes *me* about this type of discussion (in addition to the logic
>as apllied above) is that I remember how fast people drove when the limit 
>was 65.  They drove 10 miles per hour faster than they do now!!!!  Why, why,
>WHY do people think that we will not have 75 to 80 as an average speed if
>the limit goes up?  Or is that a safe speed now, too?
OK, I'll jump in on this one.  When I was an undergrad, I used to drive on I66
and I81 between Fairfax and Blacksburg on a fairly regular basis.  This 
period included times when both roads were all 55 and when most of each road
had gone to 65.  Before the speed limits, most people, myself included drove
somewhere between 60 and 70, with my feeling being that the average was about 
64.  After the speed limits went up, the speeds remained in the same range
but the average seemed to be a little higher 66 or 67.

About a year ago Road and Track published a study that indicated that drivers 
would usually find a "comfortable" speed for a given road, and would tend 
near that speed no matter what the limit was.  I have actually seen some roads
where most people drove somewhat below the posted speed.
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