In an attempt to improve highway safety, Prunty County last year lowered its speed limit from 55 to 45 miles per hour on all county highways. But this effort has failed: the number of accidents has not decreased, and, based on reports by the highway patro

The argument with conclusion that Prunty County should execute the same kind of road improvement project as Butler County did five years ago is weak. It is based on the premises that in order to modify highway safety, Prunty County last year lowered its speed limit from 55 to 45 miles per hour on all county highways, that this effort has failed and, based on reports by the highway patrol, many drivers are exceeding the speed limit, and that major Butler County roads still have a 55 mph speed limit with 25 percent fewer reported accidents in Butler County this past year than there were five years ago with the road improvement project conducted. However, it is logically flawed. There are many missed evidences needed to be explained, as in the following paragraph.

First, the evidence that the residents in Prunty County follow the traffic laws is needed to be certified. If they all obey the regulations, the speed-lowering policy should make some progress, assuming that the roads are in good condition. However, according to the premises that a number of drivers are still exceeding the speed limit which break the rules in the case speed limit is 45 miles per hour. If it is the same situation with speed limit 55 miles per hour, the violation of traffic rules may be the most impotant reason.

In addition, the evidence that the quality of the roads are so bad that they requires road improvement project has to be testified. The rough surfaced, narrow lane, darkness, and bad quality of visibility are all the possible reasons for accidents. However, the most crucial question is whether the roads in Prunty County Highway have some of them, or they are just in good health happenly? If some of the defects exists, the policy may be useful. However, if there is none, the efforts will fail.

Moreover, the fact that decearse of accidents in Butler County roads has something to do with the road improvement project ought to be verified. If it is the case, then councils in Prunty County realy need to take the strategy into account. On the countrary, if these two facts just show up at the same time by chance, no thing to do with each other, then the pocedure is worth doubt.

In the end, the argument is reather weak. However, if the evidences that the residents in Prunty County follow the traffic laws, that the quality of the roads are so bad that they requires road improvement project, and that decearse of accidents in Butler County roads and the road improvement project have some relations are verified, it will be great reinforced. Hence, it is hard to be accepted, although seemed to be true.