Paul, at 10:14 on Mar 16 1997, you wrote to Rob Hilditch ...

. . .[chomp]. . .

RH>> Speed does not kill, stupidity, poor driving skills, 
RH>> inability to correctly anticapate traffic and Volvo's are 
RH>> our biggest problems.

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

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

Can you cast any light on the minimal road deaths in NT where they have NO
open road speed limit.

David
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