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Other research shows that raising speed limits increases accidents, and reducing speed limits reduces accidents. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limit#Effe
by cpncrunch 12y ago
Other research shows that raising speed limits increases accidents, and reducing speed limits reduces accidents.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limit#Effectiveness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limit#Effectiveness
- aetherson 12y agoObviously it's hard to judge studies by one sentence summaries, but some of those papers sound like extraordinary claims. "Speeds declined by 5 km/h. Fatal crashes declined by 12%." Come on, really? We're going to imagine that a 3mph change in speed (at speeds around 80mph) could possibly be causal to a 12% change in fatalities?
- cpncrunch 12y agoI haven't looked at the refs, but you're welcome to. I suspect wikipedia is more reliable than priceonomics.com, although you have to look at the sources yourself to be sure.