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In nj.general Steve <saxton@nospam.zippo.com> wrote:
:P~Jason Dulnev wrote:
:P~ 
:P~> I really didn't want to participate in this thread that keeps popping
:P~> up in this newsgroup, but I simply cannot let this one go. You're
:P~> saying that local government cannot force you to exceed speed limit.
:P~> That's not true. It's  very easy for a government to force you to
:P~> speed. All they need to do for that is set speed limit that is way too
:P~> low for a given road as judged by an average driver. If a government
:P~> were to set a 35 mph speed limit on Interstate highways, would ANYONE
:P~> follow these (and I'm only referring to mentally healthy individuals
:P~> with at least a month of driving experience)? NO, no-one will. That's
:P~> a cash cow right there and you can always find nut cases who would
:P~> defend this speed limit. The situation is not that different with
:P~> artificial  55mph speed limit enforced in most states.
:P~> 
:P~> Have you ever driven on NJ Turnpike, portion of I-95? Average speed
:P~> there is well above 75 mph and almost any driver would tell you that
:P~> the safe speed on this good straight divided highway is far above
:P~> 55mph. It is also confirmed by governments of other states (like
:P~> Maryland) who raised speed limit on their portions of I-95 to 65mph.
:P~> But state of NJ artificially keeps the speed limit low to provide
:P~> steady stream of revenue even though they know that increasing speed
:P~> limit to 65 is most likely to reduce number of accidents (it would
:P~> certainly reduce number of accidents caused by drivers slamming on
:P~> their brakes when seeing a police car).

:P~I find your evaluation of the NJ Turnpike difficult to believe. When
:P~I've travelled that highway the average speed was 60! And the NJ
:P~troopers will not hesitate to write a ticket for 8 mph over the
:P~posted limit.

:P~What's up?

Are you guys travelling the same turnpike I use to and from work
every day?  The average speed according to my reckoning (and the
folks flashing lights at me to pass) is 70.  I routinely blow
by cops at 70 and have yet to get pulled over.  And I'm not exactly
in a low profile car...a 5.0 Mustang.  :)

Chris
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