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When the Northridge earthquake of 1994 flattened parts of Interstate 405 in Los Angeles, the 401 across the top of Toronto, at least temporarily, became the busiest highway in the world. Considerable knowledge and occasional anecdotal evidence on Germany's autobahns also makes me wonder if we also now have the fastest highways in the world.

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pagey
June 9, 2007, 6:56 a.m.
I have thought this for a while, I'm not sure it would make roads safer but I think today's cars can handle traveling at faster speeds safely. When you think of the kind of vehicle's that were on the road when some of these limits were set, we now have cars with power brakes,steering, anti-lock brakes,traction control, and so on. Not only that but the tires and suspension have improved so much.
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June 9, 2007, 3:52 p.m.
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Harbeas
June 9, 2007, 4:41 p.m.
Higher speeds will never make driving safer, better drivers will.
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droid3913
June 9, 2007, 5:41 p.m.
It's 70mph here in Tennessee. Hell, I get passed standing still!
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bill-smith
June 9, 2007, 5:58 p.m.
It's not the speed limit, it's the idiots in the left lane doing the speed limit or under that cause the problems.
For the record, if you are traveling in the left lane and you see a car coming up behind you - no matter how fast you are going, or think you are going - get out of the way and let the car pass. This is how the freeway is supposed to work.
It's not your job to enforce the speed limit, so get out the way slow-poke!
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Harbeas
June 9, 2007, 8:11 p.m.
So I think what smith is saying is that the left lane is for law breakers. If you are doing the speed limit get out of the left lane? The guy in the left lane doing the speed limit is within the law. Sounds like some people like to drive over the speed limit and has road rage for any one who is not speeding.
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evelyna
June 9, 2007, 11:02 p.m.
Big trucks also drive in any lane they choose. Unless they are a car carrier going down the road at 95 mph. they should stay in the right lane where they belong and stop playing games.
I thought we had a fuel shortage, why would people want to drive faster?
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kedirian
June 9, 2007, 11:53 p.m.
It would seem logical!
When you travel at higher speed, you automatically tend to be more alert.
Plus, when you travel a higher speeds, the probability of colliding with other vehicles going in the same direction at differing speeds AND the laws of averages could, conceivably, reduce accidents.
One thing stands out, though: at higher speeds, accidents tend to be more spectacular, hence deadly.
On the other hand, slow speeds mesmerize people and reduce theri alertness and tempt drivers to engage in other attention- distracting activities...