End To Ohio Split Speed Limits

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Also: my speed, my choice. Drive slower if you want to increase your survivability chances in a crash.

Except in a crash, both speeds factor into impact.

[mawilson 2,133]

Also: my speed, my choice. Drive slower if you want to increase your survivability chances in a crash.

Except in a crash, both speeds factor into impact.

In a head-on collision, your survivability chances are minimal at best, even at 55mph.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Also: my speed, my choice. Drive slower if you want to increase your survivability chances in a crash.

Except in a crash, both speeds factor into impact.

In a head-on collision, your survivability chances are minimal at best, even at 55mph.

Many (maybe most) collisions aren't head-on.

[DeadPoolX 9]

Many people use freeways as an example that higher speed limits increase the safety margin. I'd say the reason freeways are safer has more to do with fewer turns than speed. On a freeway, you're going straight ahead unless there's a turn off. That's much easier and safer than driving on regular streets where you can potentially turn anyway and have to deal with stop lights, stop signs and two-way, three-way and four-way stops (I recently saw a five-way stop too).

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

That's much easier and safer than driving on regular streets where you can potentially turn anyway and have to deal with stop lights, stop signs and two-way, three-way and four-way stops (I recently saw a five-way stop too).

This is an image of the Somerville circle, in my neck of the woods. I can't imagine navigating that without speed limits.

[Peikko 1,575]

Also: my speed, my choice. Drive slower if you want to increase your survivability chances in a crash.

Except in a crash, both speeds factor into impact.

In a head-on collision, your survivability chances are minimal at best, even at 55mph.

Many (maybe most) collisions aren't head-on.

The combined speed comes into play regardless of what direction the impact comes from. Your speed could kill me even if I was going slowly. Therefore, your choice impacts my survivability.

As I said, the safety record of German Autobahns really can't be directly translated to no speed limits increases safety, there are so many other factors and variables - not least that there are speed limits on many sections. It is a fallacy that all of the Autobahns are speed limit free.

The plain fact is, the higher the speed, the less chance you will survive a crash.

[Scott & Lai 12]

Until you are involved in a crash, then speed limits have merit. More speed less chance you will survive intact. Still, I guess that speed limits were introduced to give the highway patrol cops something to do, and not as safety measure.

You got that right! And nothing like having a local, county, or state trooper cruising on the interstate just slowing up traffic and causing backlogs...

Or having a hick, small town cop follow you out of town on to the main highway, hoping to catch you going a mile over the ridiculously slow speed limit. Had that fun on our honeymoon on the 395 in CA.

[GaryC 7]

I wish they would get rid of the dual speed limits in Illinois. Trucks going slower are a hazard and slow down traffic.

[MrsCat 6]

And I can only imagine careening around that with reckless abandon.

AJ, you and your fuel efficient Hyundai wouldn't understand.

This is an image of the Somerville circle, in my neck of the woods. I can't imagine navigating that without speed limits.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Next step: eliminate speed limits altogether

MT actually took this step, until the Federal DoT used a "bully-pulpit" of withholding maintenance funds for Interstates and US-numbered routes passing through that state.