MOTORISTS SPEED MORE, DIE LESS.

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More drivers are exceeding posted speeds than ever, reports The Detroit News, but the number of fatal accidents for every 100 million vehicle miles driven has fallen by 11 percent since the United States lifted the 55 mph speed limit in 1995. Still, at least in Michigan, the average speed on state roads rose only 1 percent after the speed limit was raised, which seems...