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On Mar 5, 12:33 am, [email protected] wrote:
> On Mar 4, 7:41 pm, Nate Nagel <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > [email protected] wrote:
>
> > >>Your post calls for no real addressing. The data, almost ALL of it,
> > >>shows speeds going up, and fatalities going down.
>
> > > False. Stephen has posted over a dozen counterexamples.
>
> > There *are* no reliable sources that support your assertion.
>
> For counterexamples to disprove your "no reliable sources," here's
> what Stephen Harding found and posted. I quote: <>
>
> That's quite a bit different from your claim that there are "no
> reliable studies." Is it possible that a study's reliability depends
> on whether you like its outcome?
>
> I'll note that the general run of argument from the driving fans has
> been: Speed has no bearing on safety - because we want to drive
> faster. Speed limits are set too low - because we want to drive
> faster. There are too many stop signs - because we want to drive
> faster. Speed humps should not be used in residential neighborhoods -
> because we want to drive faster. We'll refuse to shop in your area -
> because we want to drive faster.
>
> If, at any time, one of you were to say "Well, here's an instance
> where drivers should be made to drive slower," it would indicate a
> _little_ less bias. But in the several years we've had these repeated
> discussions, that's never happened.
>
> Slow down, boys. You're just making yourself agitated by always
> trying to go faster, and you're not accomplishing anything productive
> with the time you save, if any.
Lol. Think ya used enough dynamite there, Butch?
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- gpsman
> On Mar 4, 7:41 pm, Nate Nagel <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > [email protected] wrote:
>
> > >>Your post calls for no real addressing. The data, almost ALL of it,
> > >>shows speeds going up, and fatalities going down.
>
> > > False. Stephen has posted over a dozen counterexamples.
>
> > There *are* no reliable sources that support your assertion.
>
> For counterexamples to disprove your "no reliable sources," here's
> what Stephen Harding found and posted. I quote: <>
>
> That's quite a bit different from your claim that there are "no
> reliable studies." Is it possible that a study's reliability depends
> on whether you like its outcome?
>
> I'll note that the general run of argument from the driving fans has
> been: Speed has no bearing on safety - because we want to drive
> faster. Speed limits are set too low - because we want to drive
> faster. There are too many stop signs - because we want to drive
> faster. Speed humps should not be used in residential neighborhoods -
> because we want to drive faster. We'll refuse to shop in your area -
> because we want to drive faster.
>
> If, at any time, one of you were to say "Well, here's an instance
> where drivers should be made to drive slower," it would indicate a
> _little_ less bias. But in the several years we've had these repeated
> discussions, that's never happened.
>
> Slow down, boys. You're just making yourself agitated by always
> trying to go faster, and you're not accomplishing anything productive
> with the time you save, if any.
Lol. Think ya used enough dynamite there, Butch?
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- gpsman