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<blockquote data-quote="AlterEgo99" data-source="post: 6694264" data-attributes="member: 610253">Being in the insurance industry, while I agree that the risk of young male drivers is very high (they are the riskiest group), thus the high insurance rates, one must not confuse speed limits with safety.&nbsp; I can certainly cite many reputable sources that clearly show that higher speeds = more accidents/fatalities is not true.&nbsp; Typically accident rates are directly related to the amount of experience a driver has, and if he/she actually uses that big gray blob between their ears.&nbsp; Most people do not.&nbsp; Some very experienced drivers have done some really stupid things that have very little to do with speeding.&nbsp; //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gifI do agree, Mr. Officer is simply doing his job.&nbsp; He doesn&#039;t control how the speed limits are set any more than he has control over the laws our hacks in the legislature pass.&nbsp; And officers will tell you, if they can SEE who is driving, they are much more likely to pull over a young driver.&nbsp; It stands to reason.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AlterEgo99, post: 6694264, member: 610253"] Being in the insurance industry, while I agree that the risk of young male drivers is very high (they are the riskiest group), thus the high insurance rates, one must not confuse speed limits with safety. I can certainly cite many reputable sources that clearly show that higher speeds = more accidents/fatalities is not true. Typically accident rates are directly related to the amount of experience a driver has, and if he/she actually uses that big gray blob between their ears. Most people do not. Some very experienced drivers have done some really stupid things that have very little to do with speeding. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif[/IMG] I do agree, Mr. Officer is simply doing his job. He doesn't control how the speed limits are set any more than he has control over the laws our hacks in the legislature pass. And officers will tell you, if they can SEE who is driving, they are much more likely to pull over a young driver. It stands to reason. [/QUOTE]

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