Are “Artifically Low Speed Limits” Really Dangerous?

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By Angie SchmittDec 2, 2013, 10:51 am65 pts
I just wrote a post about proponents of a higher speed limit on the Illinois Tollway claiming that the rampant speeding (by 95% of drivers) is the result of artificially low speed limits, which are currently set at 55mph for the Tollway. I drove on the Tollway home to my place in Chicago (since Metra does not…

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