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Old 09-16-2008, 06:53 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by SuperTrooper View Post
The stats show no such thing.
If you factor in the adoption of seatbelts and other vehicle safety improvements though, it should be obvious that slower is safer. It's basic physics dude.

For example, ask yourself if would you rather get hit with a casual lob or a 95mph bean ball? What is the difference between those two examples? It is the speed involved.

But if you want to compare apples to apples, then lets lower the limit and find out
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