Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!genrad!decvax!harpo!eagle!alice!alb From: alb@alice.UUCP Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: re: scott preece on 55mph - (nf) Message-ID: <1989@alice.UUCP> Date: Mon, 27-Jun-83 08:30:51 EDT Article-I.D.: alice.1989 Posted: Mon Jun 27 08:30:51 1983 Date-Received: Mon, 27-Jun-83 23:00:38 EDT Lines: 7 Obviously, given identical accidents at different speeds, the one at the highest speed is going to involve the most material and personal damage, since the energy involved goes up with the square of the speed. The point people are trying to make is that at higher speeds, (1) there aren't as many accidents (due to a number of reasons already pound into the net) and (2) the accidents are not the same.