if the speed limit were changed to 70, people would start to go 80 and 85.
If driving fast is dangerous, but the flow of traffic is around 75 when conditions allow, wouldn't it be better to up the speed limit to 75 and then focus in on the people who're really driving fast/recklessly? The way it is now someone theoretically has as much chance of being pulled over doing 66 as 90, even though in another part of the state the speed limit would be 65, and in other states speed limits on major highways can reach 80 (such as 95 in Georgia).
Don't you think that an 80 speed limit really seperates out the crazy drivers quite clearly?
I have found this to be true. People don't just go 5-10 faster no matter the speed limit. If the limit is 75, most people don't go 80 or 85, most people go 75 (many go less). If you make the limit of 55 on the exact same road, a certain number of people are still going to go 75 and it's going to be a lot more dangerous for everybody. Some cars and some drivers don't do 70+ mph very well, other cars and drivers and can do 120mph all afternoon.
