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reversal of this trend, as the “crisis” has dimmed in everyone’s consciousness, would not be surprising.
The comparable figures for Maryland, also, are not immediately available, but we do know that that state has a well - deserved reputation for strict enforcement of the 55-mile - per-hour limit. Drivers accustomed to traveling around the Eastern Seaboard immediately ease up on the gas pedal when they cross the Maryland state line, and for good reason. Stopped speeders can be seen all along the road.
Why can’t Virginia earn the same tough reputation? We may be wrong, but it would be our guess that the highway death toll figures would take a different turn if the speed laws were enforced so strictly that a majority of motorists automatically slowed down. □
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