By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist “One of the things Ford Prefect had always found hardest to understand about humans was their habit of continually stating and repeating the very very obvious.” — Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Massachusetts has a problem with variable message signs. The problem is, the signs don’t […]
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Don’t Drive Faster Than Your Speedometer Will Go
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist Wayne Crews recently posted an editorial on cost-benefit analysis and regulations. It’s worth a read. In the 1970s the Carter administration prohibited speedometers from indicating speeds over 85 miles per hour. The idea was around before Carter, but his people implemented it. Regulations require some justification. The justification was, […]
Speed Limit Legislative News
By John Carr, NMA Activist It’s the time of the year when many state legislatures convene. In Iowa, a bill would raise speed limits on two lane roads from 55 to 60. According to the DOT, the 85th percentile speed is slightly over 65 so this increase is not enough. The limit should be at […]
Asking The Right Question
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist Often in science you want to measure something you can’t look at directly. You might read in the paper that scientists have measured the temperature thousands or millions of years ago. They haven’t. They have measured something in the present day, say the ratio of two isotopes of oxygen […]
Lies Of Omission And Comission
By John Carr, NMA Massachusetts Activist When complaints grow too loud, reporters ask public safety agencies for reassurance that traffic law enforcement really is all for the best. Accused of running a speed trap, the sheriff explained his speed enforcement cut fatal accidents from three or four per year to zero. Police said right-angle collisions […]
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