re: Roads are better, Cars are safer, Let's raise the speed limit.

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I have a very amateur theory (with nothing to back it up, but that qualifies me to be an internet traffic expert), IMO 70mph is the worst because it is fast enough to kill but slow enough for ppl to feel like it is safe to text, social media, mess with the radio etc. If we took away the speed limits on the interstate ppl would drive based on traffic conditions and not some artifical limit and they would be less likely to check their phones when they are going 90 than they are going 70.

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People that are going to text will do it regardless of speed. Texting on the interstate at 80 mph IMO is better than doing it at 35 mph on 4 lane urban road where there is much more going on that requires attention.