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Highway speed standards need to taken into account reality, not just engineering in a vacuum. The reality is that one of the most dangerous things about high speed limits is the mixture of cars and large trucks at high (and often differing) speeds. The ICC doesn't have that problem since large trucks are banned.

Also, interstate speed standards are probably set such that curves, sight lines, etc. are safe for large trucks. The standards can clearly be relaxed when the road is only used by passenger vehicles since they are far better at dealing with high speeds.

by Falls Church on Feb 9, 2012 12:55 pm • link • report

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