"Just because a road is zoned for 45mph,does not mean the road can not safely support higher speeds." - Bill, You are absolutely right - take a school zone for instance, on a 4 lane roadway. Probably a 15 mph speed limit but the road surface will certainly support faster travel.
Nothing hypothetical about simple mathmatics.
Words in a news article doesn't mean the information is inaccurate either. Not an unknown or guess on my part - I didn't make up the 70 mph number or the 45 mph speed zone. (Hey, maybe it was actually a 70 mph speed zone and the cops got that wrong).
I'd like to find out that the Cobra was doing 45 in a 45 zone and a tire blew because of debris on the road and caused it to veer off the road and then end up being hit by a speeding cutlass coming the other direction.
I can't imagine any state law enforcement department just kinda throwing their arms up in the air and saying "whatever" and closing a case involving a double fatality with serious injuries in the other car. I have to believe they will do everything possible to thoroughly investigate and determine the true cause.
Sure, I know it's really none of my business, or any of our business what actually happened, but as someone else posted, knowing the facts sure may save one of us from being involved in a similar situation.
And if a wild animal crossed the highway in front of the Cobra and caused it to swerve and ultimately lose control, well, I hope there are animal warning signs present because if there aren't, someone needs to notify the state or county that regulates that roadway.
I wonder if someone like Superformance has heard about this accident and if so, if they are "interested" in what actually happened in one of their cars? I bet they are or will be, as will probably every other Cobra manufacturer.
You can say this was "just an accident" if you want to, but I'd rather know for sure why two people are dead and 4 others are hospitalized.
