G'day Paul,



16 Mar 97 10:14, Paul Edwards wrote to Rob Hilditch:



 RH>> Speed does not kill, stupidity, poor driving skills, inability to

 RH>> correctly anticapate traffic and Volvo's are our biggest

 RH>> problems.



 PE> Doubling the speed limit will increase the number of deaths, assuming

 PE> everything else is held constant.  It's as basic as that.  BFN.

 PE> Paul.



If speed is the factor that kills, then *doubling* the speed limit

should also *double* the deaths. I'll bet it doesn't. Increase them

due to incompetence, yes, but double them due to speed, no.



Cheers,

Rod



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