Speed limits

Speed limits are something that just became of interest to me, as recent as a few days ago. The idea to blog about it came about when I was driving close to 80 miles per hour in Vermont, completely aware that the speed limit was 65. I was also aware of every other driver going 80, and posed the question to myself of what speed limits are even around for. I have more questions than answers at this point, but it's still interesting to think about. Are we more likely to conform to a sign or to a mass of cars driving a certain speed? Why 65 as a highway speed limit - why not 64 or 66? Are we really that programmed to think in multiples of five? This article that I came across (thanks, Google) has some other insights on speed limits. Granted, it's not the hardest evidence for any answers to these questions, but it does have some thought-provoking remarks. As an aside, I will say that this is the first time in a while that I've had this short a blog post. I like it. I had an idea, I mentioned, it, and that's that.