Simon.....m y sister killed herself in '97 by speeding and running her car into a tree. A friend of mine tried to speed to beat a train, The train won. My best friend's three year old old son got killed by someone speeding.
I speed on the expressway. If I go to Chicago, I usually do 75. I assume zman was on an expressway. The highway speed here in most states is posted at 65 or 70, but people usually drive faster.
While I am sensitive to people dying (and have seen it with my own eyes, not just on the news) I do not think zman's post was a cause to be expelled from the board. But, what do I know? I'm only an empress.
Also, I was under the impression that the only reason the speed limit was reduced in the 70's was because of the so-called gas shortage. Not highway deaths. I could be wrong, though.