>>1) Wouldn't it be safer if everyone was driving 55 instead of 70?
> 
> 
> I don't know the physics of it all, but when the government finally got
> around to checking out if "55 Saves Lives" (ad campaign of 70's) they
> found that when the national speed limit was mandated to 55 mph, the
> highway death rate actually went up.  When the 55 mph limit was
> eliminated, the highway death rate went down.

And further evidence is the lack of speed limits in Germany on the Autobahn. 
 From what I've read they have some of the lowest death rates on their highways, 
but of course, when they do have accidents, they have them big.
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