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ZanyProgrammer
on Oct 30, 2013
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California woman ticketed for wearing Google Glass...
And I suppose like every good software engineer on HN, you are an expert in civil and transportation engineering?
sp332
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What's engineering got to do with it? Maximum speed limits are set by law, not by science. Heck, sometimes road engineers push for
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http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2011/09/be-...
vacri
on Oct 30, 2013
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Engineers design roads around traffic speeds - a higher intended traffic speed has ramifications for how the road is designed and built.
jff
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Sounds like somebody likes to sit in the left lane at 65, "because it's the legal maximum!"
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