funsec mailing list archives

Re: RE: [privacy] Gas prices and car driving


From: "Brian Loe" <knobdy () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 16:21:52 -0500

On 8/4/06, Dude VanWinkle <dudevanwinkle () gmail com> wrote:

> This is hilarious - why back off Montana? Both of your sources show
> that the speed limit has either a negative effect or no effect at all
> on highway deaths. The last item on your first source has the number
> of deaths by year. Referencing your second source it seems the
> important years are 95-99:
> Deaths total:
> 1995    215
> 1996    200
> 1997    265
> 1998    237
> 1999    220
>
> Since the new law passed (which started halfway through 99 I believe):
> 2000    237
> 2001    230
> 2002    269
> 2003    262
>
> This hardly proves your case.


To be statistically accurate, you have to correlate these numbers with
the population growth over the years as well as miles driven per
person.

I'm sure you can find all of that at Richard's source...
_______________________________________________
Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts.
https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec
Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.


Current thread: