In the 1970s there was an oil shortage that convinced law markers to reduce speed limits in order to reduce gas usage. During that time, the number highway deaths also decreased. Did the reduction in speed limits cause the number of deaths to decrease?

Presumably yes, because with higher speeds there is less control when driving leading to an increase in wrecks.

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answer: born in saint-dié, in the vosges department, france, he studied law, and was called to the bar at paris in 1854,[2] but soon went into politics, contributing to various newspapers, particularly to le temps. he attacked the second french empire with great violence, directing his opposition especially against baron haussmann, prefect of the seine department. a series of his articles in le temps was later republished as the fantastic tales of haussmannlaxupa (1868).[2]

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no

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