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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]this is absolutely false (re safety risk).... the uniform manual for establishing traffic codes requires that speed limits be based on the 85th percentile speed (speed at which 85% of cars travel) and nearly every road, and every interstate, is engineered for speeds well in excess of the posted speed limit. [/quote] Just want to point out that this is total horseshit. Not sure what that says about the rest of your point. "The speed limit is commonly set at or below the '85th percentile speed' (which is the speed at which 85% of the traffic is travelling) and in the USA is typically set 8 to 12 mph (13 to 19 km/h) below that speed." In any case, this is a rule-of-thumb for highway engineers--not applicable to surface roads in an urban environment. That's not to say that this isn't widely believed by folks who think they have a God-given right to drive as fast as they want through our communities.[/quote]
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