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Ontario raises highway speed limits to 110 km/h
Original: this is a really bad idea. basic physics teaches us that raising speed by 10% raises the carnage in an accident by **21%
Ontario's government has raised speed limits from 100 km/h to 110 km/h on nine sections of provincial highways. Critics are pushing back, arguing that even a 10% increase in driving speed sharply raises the severity of crashes, citing physics: collision energy rises disproportionately with speed, with some saying a 10% faster speed means roughly 21% more carnage in an accident.
Why now: The Ontario government's decision to raise highway speed limits is drawing criticism on road-safety grounds
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