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The fact that the increase of the speed limit resulted in the higher number of automobile accidents, may seem to lead an obvious conclusion of correlation between the speed limit and the number of accidents. The faster you drive, the harder it will get to stop the car in case of emergency. The faster speed will cause more damages in case of accidents.
The German Autobahn is famous for not setting the speed limit. The people can drive at any speed that they like. The high rate of accidents seem inevitable. And they tend to be deadly.
The article, however, does not have refer to some aspects of the effects of setting lower speed limits. Most importantly, the article does not mention how the speed limits are regulated. Who is to watch over every cars driving under the speed limit? The local police officers who are honest and eager to do the job, or would it be automated, the driving speed measured in radars and the license plate numbers be recorded digitally?
There are other factors that are not mentioned in the article. The number of accidents will increase if more drivers are on the street. The article does not mention whether there could have been events that might jam the street in Forestville. The seasonal factors affect the rate of accidents also. In winter time, the roads might froze and that might cause more risky environment for the drivers. The article does not mention the season when the statistics were taken. Another factor that the article does not mention is the type of vehicles and the drivers. The people driving in the Elmsford region might afford more advanced and recent models than in Forestville. The average age of the drivers might be different.
Considering those factors, the proper speed limit must be set in order to keep our roads safe. If properly regulated, setting lower speed limits may save lives of people. For safety reasons, measures must be taken to properly set forth the appropriate speed limit where necessary.
Six months ago the region of Forestville increased the speed limit for vehicles traveling on the region’s highways by ten miles per hour. Since that change took effect, the number of automobile accidents in that region has increased by 15 percent. But the speed limit in Elmsford, a region neighboring Forestville, remained unchanged, and automobile accidents declined slightly during the same six-month period. Therefore, if the citizens of Forestville want to reduce the number of automobile accidents on the region’s highways, they should campaign to reduce Forestville’s speed limit to what it was before the increase.
The fact that the increase of the speed limit resulted in the higher number of automobile accidents, may seem to lead an obvious conclusion of correlation between the speed limit and the number of accidents. The faster you drive, the harder it will get to stop the car in case of emergency. The faster speed will cause more damages in case of accidents.
The German Autobahn is famous for not setting the speed limit. The people can drive at any speed that they like. The high rate of accidents seem inevitable. And they tend to be deadly.
The article, however, does not have refer to some aspects of the effects of setting lower speed limits. Most importantly, the article does not mention how the speed limits are regulated. Who is to watch over every cars driving under the speed limit? The local police officers who are honest and eager to do the job, or would it be automated, the driving speed measured in radars and the license plate numbers be recorded digitally?
There are other factors that are not mentioned in the article. The number of accidents will increase if more drivers are on the street. The article does not mention whether there could have been events that might jam the street in Forestville. The seasonal factors affect the rate of accidents also. In winter time, the roads might froze and that might cause more risky environment for the drivers. The article does not mention the season when the statistics were taken. Another factor that the article does not mention is the type of vehicles and the drivers. The people driving in the Elmsford region might afford more advanced and recent models than in Forestville. The average age of the drivers might be different.
Considering those factors, the proper speed limit must be set in order to keep our roads safe. If properly regulated, setting lower speed limits may save lives of people. For safety reasons, measures must be taken to properly set forth the appropriate speed limit where necessary.