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From: ewiles@netex.UUCP (Ed Wiles)
Newsgroups: net.auto,net.legal
Subject: Re: Speed limits in other countries
Message-ID: <113@netex.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 20-Sep-85 19:59:52 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 20 19:59:52 1985
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Summary: Holland has cannals!

In article <6265@duke.UUCP>, mgv@duke.UUCP (Marco G. Valtorta) writes:
>		[omitted]
> The *Economist* wondered why the deadly accident rate in Holland is much
> higher than in Belgium, despite the similar characteristics of
> the two countries.  Holland has a lower speed limit than Belgium, too!
> 
> 					Marco Valtorta

Please note that Holland has narrow streets and lots of cannals (sp?).
If you drop it in the drink, you don't have much time to get out of
the car before you drown.  Also, if you were going at high speed, 50-60 mph,
hitting water is like hitting a concrete wall, you may not be concious enough
to get yourself out of the car.

					E. L. Wiles