Speed is an important determinant in the severity of traffic accidents. Accidents that occur at a higher speed cause much more damage. This just makes sense. And, there are many research results that back up this claim — lab experiments and crash tests for example. As a result, speed is highly regulated. Almost [...]
Also taggedI’ve always found the concept of a “work zone” on the highway kind of silly; isn’t driving a form of work too? When I drive 4 hours to Chicago, I’m tired and exhausted when I get there. And going places is really important to a lot of people — enough that we spend [...]
Also taggedI’ve been doing a lot of driving recently, and since it is the summer (aka orange barrel season), I’ve driven through a lot of work zones. All highway work zones have one thing in common: they have a set of signs that (it seems to me) are designed to induce drivers to slow down. Slowing [...]
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