RE: RE: [privacy] Gas prices and car driving

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () bsf-llc com>]

In addition, Montana adopted a maximum speed limit of 75 MPH for interstate
highways in 1999:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limits_in_the_United_States#Montana

The zoning out problem should exist in many states between the Mississippi
River and the Rockies.  However, there is a 2 to 1 spread in death rates for
similar states in this region.

Regardless, Montana is poor example to hold up for not having speed limits
on highways.

As a general rule, states with large urban populations tend to have lower
death rates for the reason that people are traveling at a lower average
speed.  Physics says that there is a correlation between death rates and
speed, but it is the speed that cars are actually going, not the posted
limits.

Richard 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Williams [mailto:Jeff.Williams () microsoft com] 
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 2:42 PM
To: Richard M. Smith; funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: RE: [funsec] RE: [privacy] Gas prices and car driving

Correlation does not equal causation.  There could be many reasons for
highway deaths in Montana other than the speed of the vehicle (like
totally zoning out because it's so flat, straight and endless).

Jeff 

-----Original Message-----
From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
On Behalf Of Richard M. Smith
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 11:02 AM
To: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: RE: [funsec] RE: [privacy] Gas prices and car driving

> > > I should look for a study on the implications of Montana's 
> > > reasonable and prudent "speed limit"

Here you go:

http://207.59.85.19/STSI/State_Info.cfm?Year=2003&State=MT&Accessible=0

Montana is way above the national average for highway deaths per
population and miles driven.

Richard


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