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   From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
   In article   
   , Liam   
   O'Connor  wrote:   
      
   > > The problem with existing laws is they aren't reliably enforced. In many   
   > > states in the U.S., for instance, it's common to see many drivers   
   > > exceeding the speed limit (sometimes in excess of 10+ miles over the   
   > > limit), and even when a police officer is driving amongst them, no stops   
   > > are made.   
   >   
   > Do those very same states have higher deaths and fatalities   
   > (normalized as needed for statistical validity)?   
      
   they do not.   
      
   > If yes, you have a point.   
   > If no, then the point is moot.   
   >   
   > I don't know the answer - but I do know how to look at data.   
      
   for example, montana, which once had no daytime speed limit   
   ('reasonable and prudent') did not have a statistically significant   
   difference in crashes or fatalities.   
      
   when the nmsl was lifted, fatalities continued to drop.   
      
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