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Article #55229Re: GEICO's opposition to 65 mph (was Re: recommendations for auto/home insurance?)
From: Stuart Mennitt
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1992 22:38
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1992 22:38
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Several years ago, a Newsweek cover story on the speed limit debate
raised some interesting points. They predicted raising the speed limit
from 55 to 65 would result in about 150 additional fatalities per year.
They also estimated that the higher speed would save millions of hours
of commuting time per year. I don't remember the exact numbers, but
the man-hours saved far outweighed the projected fatalities. Of course,
this is a cold way to look at things.
I agree with all previous arguments against the 55 mph limit and
against Geico's lobbying practices.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 101049,769f95e5eb227b3b X-Google-Attributes: gid101049,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1992-03-19 11:06:09 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!dtix!oasys!smennitt From: smennitt@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Stuart Mennitt) Newsgroups: dc.general Subject: Re: GEICO's opposition to 65 mph (was Re: recommendations for auto/home insurance?) Message-ID: <16801@oasys.dt.navy.mil> Date: 19 Mar 92 22:38:34 GMT References: <51290@mimsy.umd.edu> <1992Mar19.174605.18506@monster.saic.com> Reply-To: smennitt@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Stuart Mennitt) Distribution: dc Organization: NavSurfWarCen, CarderockDiv (ex-"Taylor Model Basin") Lines: 17