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   Message 480 of 3,261   
   Benjamin.Kubelsky to Adam H. Kerman   
   Re: Transportation trust fund broke, adv   
   07 Jun 14 21:54:06   
   
   From: Benjamin.Kubelsky@verizon.net   
      
   On 6/7/2014 12:24 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:   
      
   snip   
      
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   Cheers,   
      
   David   
      
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