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Originally Posted by Hugh
Heartwarming and compassionate, as always.
That's the problem with kids - they're kids, and often act without thinking (no matter how many times we tell them). The latest figures show that at 20mph, there is a 1.5% (1 in 66ish) chance of being fatally injured - at 30mph it's 8% (1 in 12ish); so driving 10mph faster increases the chance of a fatality over 5 times.
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The trouble with your logic, Hugh, is that nobody obeys speed limits that are demonstrably too low.
Most people do
not obey 20mph speed limits and enforcement is not adequate anyway. You could reduce the speed limit to 10mph if you liked, but it would make no difference.
Speed limits should be reasonable, otherwise they come into disrepute generally and people will just ignore them.