Cable Forum - View Single Post - 80mph speed limit 'would increase deaths by 20%'

Mr Angry · 25-12-2011, 17:33

"Using the most widely accepted statistical model, drawn up by a Norwegian academic using data from 100 studies in more than a dozen countries, an increase in average traffic speeds of just 3mph – a typical change for a 10mph rise – would be expected to cause more than 25 extra deaths a year on motorways and more than 100 serious injuries."

Full story here courtesy of the Graduian.

Play nice.

25-12-2011, 17:33	#1
Mr Angry Inactive Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 4,785	80mph speed limit 'would increase deaths by 20%' "Using the most widely accepted statistical model, drawn up by a Norwegian academic using data from 100 studies in more than a dozen countries, an increase in average traffic speeds of just 3mph – a typical change for a 10mph rise – would be expected to cause more than 25 extra deaths a year on motorways and more than 100 serious injuries." Full story here courtesy of the Graduian. Play nice.