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tjts1 · 11-02-2009, 10:34 AM

As the article points out, the average driver actually slowed down when the speed limit was raised in Utah. It just points to the fact that speed limits on the highway are essentially irrelevant. They are only there as a revenue source for local PD.

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tjts1 Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: california Posts: 1,329 Thanks: 24 Thanked 161 Times in 107 Posts	As the article points out, the average driver actually slowed down when the speed limit was raised in Utah. It just points to the fact that speed limits on the highway are essentially irrelevant. They are only there as a revenue source for local PD.