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troutman · 10-14-2014, 10:08 AM

https://canadasafetycouncil.org/traf...traffic-deaths

As speed increases over 100 km/h, the fatality rate of vehicle occupants goes up exponentially. For example, the chances of being killed in a vehicle traveling at 120 km/h are four times higher than at 100 km/h. When a car crashes near 200 km/h the chances of survival are minimal.

http://www.who.int/violence_injury_p...t/speed_en.pdf

http://www.swov.nl/rapport/Factsheets/UK/FS_Speed.pdf

Do Higher Speed Limits Cause Accidents, What About All The Studies From The US?
http://www.sense.bc.ca/disc/disc-09.htm

http://www.ibiblio.org/rdu/sl-irrel.html

10-14-2014, 10:08 AM	#26
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	https://canadasafetycouncil.org/traf...traffic-deaths As speed increases over 100 km/h, the fatality rate of vehicle occupants goes up exponentially. For example, the chances of being killed in a vehicle traveling at 120 km/h are four times higher than at 100 km/h. When a car crashes near 200 km/h the chances of survival are minimal. http://www.who.int/violence_injury_p...t/speed_en.pdf http://www.swov.nl/rapport/Factsheets/UK/FS_Speed.pdf Do Higher Speed Limits Cause Accidents, What About All The Studies From The US? http://www.sense.bc.ca/disc/disc-09.htm http://www.ibiblio.org/rdu/sl-irrel.html Last edited by troutman; 10-14-2014 at 10:11 AM.