Drunk driving, drunk driving, drunk driving. They seem to be getting a lot of consulting work from the insurance industry while fatality rates are going down. The data from this study was reanalyzed by Charles Lave, the Chairman of the UC Irvine economics Department. It also costs the public and the insurance industry almost twice as many dollars as it saves the trucking industry. I suppose they concluding that we are slowed more by rubbernecking at accidents, and waiting for funeral processions.
Trouble is, the fatality rate is still going down.
I don't think the speed opponents want to open this can of worms. One more study that covered only one state. 27.Increased speed limits increases the risk of crashes involving drunk drivers.