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I have to wonder about the safety argument. Now say that 55 is safer than 65, then by the same logic isn't 45 safer still? And 35 safer yet, and so with 25, 15, and 5? (And then we add a guy walking in front with a red flag :-)) So how can anyone reasonably draw some line between 55 and 65, and say one's safe, and the other not?
Then there's the whole question of why safety should be the absolute & only criterion. When I go hiking in the mountains, I could fall off a cliff or get eaten by a bear. When I ski, I could break a leg, or get caught in an avalanche. Go to the beach? Why, there're sharks in that water, and big waves, rip currents, poisonous jellyfish... Walk around the neighborhood, and the neighbors' Rottweiler might run out and attack me (though I know he just wants a tummy rub :-)), and on and on. Seems like everything is too dangerous to do, so why don't we all stay home and play video games?
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