Re: Libs proven right - Higher speed limits do KILL

On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 18:13:49 GMT, Pat Hines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>Laura Bush - America's kid-killer wrote:
>
>> By DEE-ANN DURBIN, Associated Press Writer 
>> 
>> WASHINGTON - States that raised their speed limits to 70 mph or more
>> saw a dramatic increase in the number of people killed in traffic
>> accidents, according to a report released Monday by an auto safety
>> group funded by insurers. <SNIP>
>> 
>> The Insurance Institute said there is no doubt, however, that when
>> speed limits increase so do deaths. When the national speed limit of
>> 55 mph was adopted 1974, fatality rates dropped, the Insurance
>> Institute's chief scientist Allan Williams said.
>> 
>> http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=519&e=12&u=/ap/20031124
>> /ap_on_re_us/speed_limit_deaths_1
>> 
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>> 
>> This is just what us libbies have been saying for years. You repugs in
>> your SUVs doing 90 mph are murderers and terrorists. Repugs love to
>> talk about being HARD ON CRIME - then they get out on the highways and
>> kill someone with their speeding and say "forget it man - it was an
>> accident". There is no easier way to save lives in america than to
>> lower speed limits back to 55 and imprison the violators. I'm sick of
>> all this criminal coddling.
>
>       The insurance institute has been an unreliable source of information for over 
>three decades, they support the vested interests of the huge insurance 
>corporations.  Many of those at the insurance institute once worked for the 
>Jimmy Carter Regime.

Well hell.  Let's just start making stuff around here.