PE>>>> Doubling the speed limit will increase the number of 
PE>>>> deaths, assuming everything else is held constant.  It's 
PE>>>> as basic as that.

DD> Educating the drivers would halve the number of deaths.  It's as basic as 
DD> that.

You don't have any evidence of that, and even if you did, it doesn't alter
my statement.

DD>>> Ah, so exceeding the speed limit is NOT the cause, it's how 
DD>>> fast one goes?

PE>> Think about a 100k zone, where most fatalities occur, and 
PE>> you'll realise they're one and the same.

Oh shit, I see what you mean now, yes, you're right, strictly speaking it
is the speed, not the speed limit.  They are only the same if people
observe the limit.

DD> Was I any more likely to have an accident because the sign said 80 than if 
DD> it said 100?

No, but the chances of an accident on that road were different, because of
ALL the people driving on that road, instead of just you, the average speed
they would have travelled at would have been lower because of the speed
sign. BFN.  Paul.
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