Re: Ending Life in Virginia's Fastest Lanes

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From: Brandon Sommerville
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 19:10

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sanjian wrote:

>"Brandon Sommerville" <gti@null.net.gov> wrote in message
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>> John Gilmer wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Didn't that pile up happen with Virginia's low speed limits?  Didn't seem to
>> >> do a whole hell of a lot of good, did it?
>> >
>> >The speed limit where the pile up occurred was 65 mph.   In light to
>> >moderate traffic folks travel from about 60 to 70.    Relatively few drivers
>> >go much beyond 70 but you do see the occasional idiot.
>> >
>> >Like most parts of the area, the idiots NEVER slow down regardless of
>> >conditions.
>>
>> Of course not, because they've been trained to rely on the sign + X.
>> You're now reaping the spoils of badly set speed limits.
>
>It's going to take alot of unlearning for people to start relying on common
>sense for their speeds.
>
>If I can take a corner at 45 that's posted for 25, and not even start to
>approach instablilty, in a Cherokee no less, then I'm naturally going to
>think that speed limits are a joke.

I disagree.  Post them properly and people will clue into them quickly
enough.  If a limit on a road that someone travels at 80 mph jumps
from 60 to 75, they aren't suddenly going to start driving at 95 mph.
ditto for corners posted at 25 mph.  If they begin to respect the
signs, seeing one that is signed at 25 mph will cause them to react
accordingly instead of just ignoring it as they do now.
-- 
Brandon

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's 
nut that held its ground.

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From: Brandon Sommerville <gti@null.net.gov>
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