A video from RealClearScience makes the point that faster speed limits may actually be safer. This is so because there is less variation in vehicle speeds when limits are higher.
If variation in vehicular speed is a culprit, then California's basic speed law - which limits large trucks and any trailer to 55 mph while allowing autos and buses to go 65 mph - is unsafe. Someone should tell the CA legislature that most states have identical speed limits for all vehicles.
