Re: 65 is finally here !!

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From: It is Me
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 00:00

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John Hughes <jah@saltmine.radix.net> wrote in article
<6a5nfd$75f@saltmine.radix.net>...
> In article <34BD37EE.3AE6@ix.netcom.com>,  <pobox-dc@ix.netcom.com>
wrote:

> >You'll be very surprised how fast people will begin to drive when those
> >new signs are up! Here in the DC area, they just raised the speed limit
> >to "65" (between the Balt & Wash. Beltwats) and now everyone wants to do
> >80! 
> 
> Uh, no, they don't.
> 
> I've driven that road plenty of times, at many different times of the
> day, before and after the limit increase. I tend to drive around 70mph
> jah

Wanting to do something is different that doing it.  You still have the
problem of people not staying in the 
driving lanes.  It would be better to raise the speed limit to 80 if they
could be the 45 mph driver to stay in the right lane.  They are a much
bigger problem that speed.
>

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From: "It is Me" <Me@aol.com>
Subject: Re: 65 is finally here !!
Date: 1998/01/22
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