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I've seen it asserted that it's actually safer to drive 55 when everyone else is going 75, despite the conventional wisdom you're quoting here. So do you have
by neutronicus 8y ago
I've seen it asserted that it's actually safer to drive 55 when everyone else is going 75, despite the conventional wisdom you're quoting here.
So do you have a citation?
- Nadya 8y agoI remember reading the study but I can only find broken references to it. This is from an .edu domain and although the citation to the study itself is broken - I hope it referencing the study counts for at least something. From memory, the TL;DR of the study was "speed differentials cause accidents, not speeding" along with "speed differentials cause more likely to be fatal accidents". A car going 75 MPH rear ending a car going 70 MPH is going to do less damage and potentially be less fatal than a car going 75 MPH rear ending a car going 55 MPH. I'll see if I can find the actual study. [0] https://sites.psu.edu/siowfa15/2015/09/18/is-driving-faster-safer/ https://sites.psu.edu/siowfa15/2015/09/18/is-driving-faster-...
- thedaemon 8y agoIt's basic physics. Citation not needed.
- JohnFen 8y agoThere are a lot more variables involved than simply basic physics, though.