The need for speed laws
by Los Angeles Times
Jul 25, 2018
3 minutes
The following editorial is from the Los Angeles Times:
Speed kills. There is ample research to support the idea that slowing traffic saves lives. Plus, there's simple physics: A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has an 80 percent chance of survival, but someone hit by a car traveling 40 mph has just a 10 percent chance.
Nevertheless, a decades-old state law essentially requires cities to set speed limits based how
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