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Rejected petition STOP THE 80 MPH AS IT WILL NOT WORK.

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WE THE UNDERSIGNED DO NOT WANT THE LAW ON SPEEDING CHANGED TO 80 MPH FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS, AT THIS TIME WITH 70 MPH PEOPLE DO AROUNG 80 MPH WITH MANY TOWING AT THAT SPEED WHICH SHOULD BE 60 MPH, IF IT WAS SET AT 80 MPH THEN PEOPLE WOULD GO AT AROUNG 90 MPH AND THE ONES TOWING, SPEED KILLS AND DUE TO THE EXTRA SPEED ANY ACCIDENT WOULD BE A LOT MORE SEVERE AND MULTI PILE UPS, PLUS THE EXTRA GASES PUMPED INTO THE AIR, THINK IT IS 20% MORE, TRANSPORT DEPT SAY SPEED KILLS, WHY.

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