All I got from the article is that the rest rate is declining. The actual reasons for the decline were not adequately explained. And in fact, I think the first line was meant to indicate something not actually supported by the study. If you stick around to the last line, the article did state - "technical progress in car manufacturing, increased seatbelt use, higher drinking ages, and better road
No where in the article do I see any evidence that increasing speed limits is a cause of the declining rest rate. Although the first line suggests that increasing speed limits is not a factor in highway baneities, this is not actually the case. The first line could have just as easily been reworded to say "Despite increased speed limits the rest rate is declining, a new study says." If the line had been written this way, would you have been so quick to post this link as "proof" that increasing speed does not lead to an increase in baneities, all other factors being held constant?
Of course it would be nice to see the actual study instead of a instead of a six line "news" report of the study. However, from what was actully printed, I see no evidence either way as to the effect of speed limits on the highway baneity rate.
Ed
