"brian whatcott" wrote in message
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If the US road speed limit were reduced from 70 to 65 mph, perhaps 30,000
lives would be saved annually. Isn't that worthwhile?

Your "perhaps" is bogus.

Since the speed limit was raised to from 65 to 70/75, fatalities went DOWN.

Same thing when it went from 55 to 65.


We have apparently decided NOT.

Considering that about 2/3rds of the annual fatalities (43K annually) are at
intersections, not on highways/freeways, you'll have to come up with a
better scenario.

Matt