An NMA member’s insurance rates were about to go up because of a low speed rear-ender on slush-covered ice, the same as if she spun off the road at 100 mph. It seems unfair, but it’s a natural consequence of predicting the future based on rare events. The system assumes that for every time you […]
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What speed limits are for
As I wrote last month, a new Massachusetts law allows cities to create speed traps. Chicopee is about to be the first city to pass an ordinance in response to this law. A city councilor justified reducing speed limits on two streets: “They are used as cut-through streets.” So Chicopee speed limits are meant to […]
Is hitting the wrong pedal a crime?
Last spring there was an unusual fatal crash in my area. Two people were run over by a car. The unusual part was, they were inside a restaurant at the time. So the incident got more coverage than usual. This week, the driver was arraigned on motor vehicle homicide charges. Based on the coverage the […]
Will the real speed limit please stand up?
Breaking with convention, Virginia DOT recently posted the real speed limit, 80 mph. That’s the number where your pay-some-money speeding ticket turns into a hire-a-lawyer reckless driving ticket. Revenue for the lawyers, revenue for the state. You could go to jail at that speed, and if you get caught in the mid-90s a few tough […]
Try our low, low limits
I was discussing rules with a scientist: why does she trust chemical exposure limits in her lab, even when nobody is watching, while I don’t trust traffic signs? Two questions to ask: Do I know better than the people who made the rule? Do I trust the people who made the rule? I know better […]
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