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On Wed, 25 Jun 1997 09:25:39 -0700, Steve <saxton@nospam.zippo.com>
was nearly thrown in Rikers for writing:

>Jason Dulnev wrote:

>> Have you ever driven on NJ Turnpike, portion of I-95? Average speed
>> there is well above 75 mph and almost any driver would tell you that
>> the safe speed on this good straight divided highway is far above
>> 55mph. It is also confirmed by governments of other states (like
>> Maryland) who raised speed limit on their portions of I-95 to 65mph.
>> But state of NJ artificially keeps the speed limit low to provide
>> steady stream of revenue even though they know that increasing speed
>> limit to 65 is most likely to reduce number of accidents (it would
>> certainly reduce number of accidents caused by drivers slamming on
>> their brakes when seeing a police car).
>> 
>> Jason Dulnev
>> dulnev@jhu.edu
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble,
>> competent people on a level with dentists, that would be splendid.
>>         John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946), British economist.
>> 
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>I find your evaluation of the NJ Turnpike difficult to believe. When
>I've travelled that highway the average speed was 60! And the NJ
>troopers will not hesitate to write a ticket for 8 mph over the
>posted limit.
>
>What's up?
>
>			Steve


Sorry Steve, but either you're talking about the Garden State Parkway
or you had a unique experience on the Turnpike.   I drove from NY to
DC last month and averaged between 75 and 80 and that was the norm.
Slowest people still held on near 70.  I used to live in Rahway, NJ
and even while going 85 I would occassionally be passed.  Even with
traffic, people average 70.  

T