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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: The Philosopher who wrote (26254)	9/7/2001 6:21:32 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 82486

The problem with raising the speed limit is that when crashes do occur, if the speed is higher than the highway was engineered for, the lawyers smell blood in the water because the city approved a dangerous speed, and are arguably negligent and therefore liable. Interstates are typically designed for higher then 55mph speed limit. The older interstates were used when the speed limit was higher and the cars on them were less safe both in terms of passive safety (crumple zones, seatbelts, airbags, side impact protection beams ect.) and active safety (better suspensions, much better tires) The answer to the lawyers is tort reform but that is a whole seperate issue. (and a very difficult one) Tim