[net.politics] Driving safety

mwm@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA (Praiser of Bob) (05/11/85)

In article <629@whuxl.UUCP> orb@whuxl.UUCP (SEVENER) writes:
>The effect of such speed limits in preventing highway deaths is
>demonstrated by the drastic falloff in traffic deaths after the
>passage of the 55 mile per hour speed limit.
> 
>            tim sevener   whuxl!orb

In that case, could you explain why the traffic deaths were falling off
at the same rate before the passage of the 55 mph speed limit?

	<mike