So, crashes have increased on Interstate 295 along with the increased speed limit? What a surprise! Who could have foreseen that?
Apparently not those who made the increase, even though research has shown that “states with 70 mph speed limits saw 22.2 percent more fatal crashes than those with 60 mph or 65 mph limits” (Press Herald, Page A8, Dec. 1).
And the idea that speeds should match those at which some people are already driving is nonsensical. If people now speed up to 75 or 80 or higher, which a number now do, should we again raise the limit to, say, 80 mph, so as to match those drivers?
Moreover, raising the speed limit is more harmful for the environment, the higher speed limit putting more pollution into the air.
The speed limit on 295 should be reduced to 60 mph. A number of people will probably still drive at 65 or 70, but that’s certainly better for the safety of themselves and other drivers, and for the environment.
Evelyn S. Newlyn
Scarborough
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