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On the Road Again

Speed limits and reader gridlock. Plus: A bad case of linguaphilia. Also: Iraq (boo). Korea (boo).
p> ON SPEED br> Re: Eric Peters' When Is Speeding Appropriate? : /p> p>The premise of Mr. Peters' article, that speed regulation is more a matter of revenue enhancement than safety, was underscored big time in Washington this week. Mayor Tony Williams, whose dreams of a commuter tax are thankfully frustrated by Congress, wrote to the District Council in defense of his administration's proposal to put an additional four mobile radar cameras to work on District Streets. These cameras were vital, he said, because the District urgently needed the revenue they would produce . There was not one word in the letter about safety. The Mayor's press lackeys were quick to dub this an oversight, but to most of us it seemed more like a rare burst of candor. br> -- Frank Eisenhart br> Annapolis, Maryland /p> p> Regarding Eric Peters' article on speed limits, I would direct him to an MIT study on speed and traffic accidents. Higher driving speeds alone were not a factor. Varied speeds and congestion were. br> --
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