Letter to the editor: I have never seen such flawed reasoning and distorted evidence as that which you tried to pass off as a balanced study in the article "Speed Limits, Fatalities, and Public Policy. " The article states that areas with lower speed limits had lower vehicle-related fatality rates than other areas. However, that will not be true for long, since vehicle-related fatality rates are rising in the areas with lower speed limits. So the evidence actually supports the view that speed limits should be increased. The reasoning in the letter writer's argument is flawed because the argument ['does not present any claims as evidence against the opposing viewpoint', 'bases its conclusion on findings from the same article that it is criticizing', 'fails to consider the possibility that the vehicle-related fatality rates in other areas are also rising', 'fails to consider the possibility that automobile accidents that occur at high speeds often result in fatalities']