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The Wiki Man

Why driving above the speed limit is a mug’s game

23 September 2023

9:00 AM

23 September 2023

9:00 AM

Imagine you are choosing between two proposed road-improvement plans, but have the budget for only one. Both of the roads mooted for improvement are 20 miles long, and your sole aim is to reduce average journey time by as much as possible. Which would you choose?

1) Improving Road A, which increases the average speed from 20 to 25mph (i.e.

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