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[George Selby]

At 03:58 PM 1/29/02, you wrote:
>I told her I had a brief and she asked what was in the brief.  I
>talked about the MUTCD and VT state law adopting it, she refuted immediately
>saying the MUTCD is only for the device, not for setting the speed limit.  I
>attacked that by diving into it's guidelines for the 85th percentile and
>round 5mph up.  She then made the argument that two of the main roads around
>here should have much higher speed limits, but that would make them unsafe.


It sounds to me like the higher courts have already heard this argument,
and ruled that the MUTCD guidelines only apply to the device, not setting
the speed.  Otherwise she wouldn't have produced as clear an answer as
quickly.  Bad news for you.


George Selby
83 Audi Coupe GT
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