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> rules are wrong because politicians decide them I would have thought speed limits are decided by technicians, based on statistics. I don't think it's elected

by euyyn 9y ago

> rules are wrong because politicians decide them I would have thought speed limits are decided by technicians, based on statistics. I don't think it's elected politicians who decide them.

Aloha 9y ago
They are decided with a political idea in mind, consider that the design speed for interstate highways in the US is 75 MPH
- euyyn 9y ago
  I'm not sure what you're trying to say. How is 75 mph some political goal?