Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83 (MC830713); site erix.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!mcvax!enea!erix!robert From: robert@erix.UUCP (Robert Virding XT/DU) Newsgroups: net.followup Subject: Re: Fast driving Message-ID: <244@erix.UUCP> Date: Fri, 3-Feb-84 06:01:30 EST Article-I.D.: erix.244 Posted: Fri Feb 3 06:01:30 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 9-Feb-84 08:16:14 EST References: <3122@utcsrgv.UUCP> <1695@utcsstat.UUCP> Organization: L M Ericsson, Stockholm, Sweden Lines: 24 There is one thing that must be stated here concerning the idea that speed limits are really unnecessary as drivers should always know how fast they can drive safely. While I always (?) know how fast I can drive I'm not sure that everyone else knows their limits. As most accidents on the road, apart from drunk driving, are caused by too high speeds I feel people need all the help they can get. However, I don't think that a general maximum speed limit should be set, as there are highways and there are highways. We have a similar system here in Sweden with 110 km/h on freeways and 90 km/h on other roads, and many times these limits feel too slow. Of course we don't have the fantastic pile-ups that they get in Germany on the autobahn! Trying to show balance off the number lives saved by lowering a speed limit against how much extra time is used in lives is ridiculous. Ask the people in hospital who are there because someone drove to fast. Also try looking at the total cost in time, money and lives of road accidents. Any reduction leads to large savings. As I said before though, the speed limit on a road should depend on the road and not on some general limit. Robert Virding @ L M Ericsson, Stockholm {decvax,philabs}!mcvax!enea!erix!robert