From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   Benjamin.Kubelsky  wrote:   
   >On 6/7/2014 12:24 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:   
      
   >>btw, wider lanes means MORE speeding.   
      
   >Which isn't necessarily a bad thing. If it means 1. fewer traffic   
   >deaths, 2. Increased revenue from citations, 3. Speeder trips for road   
   >users. Of course, if #1 is reversed, the whole thing falls apart. But   
   >I'd think a modern road is generally safer at 15mph over the posted   
   >speed than a 1950s era expressway at 10mph over the posted.   
      
   >I could be wrong, but it seems that roads of newer design are safer in   
   >service and per vehicle and vehicle mile than something like the Arroyo   
   >Seco Parkway, formerly known as the Pasadena Freeway, previously known   
   >at the Arroyo Seco Parkway.   
      
   Roadway speed should come from engineering naturally. You can't build   
   a highway with generous lane width (for trucks) and curve radii,   
   then set a speed limit significantly lower than the road is designed for.   
      
   I don't buy speed traps as a safety measure.   
      
   Still think the best way to improve highway safety is to get the assholes   
   off the road and stop believing engineering overcomes stupidity.   
      
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