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Increasing the speed limit to 65 miles per hour or more on highways is dangerous and only leads to more accidents. Whenever the highway speed has been increased, accident rates have increased in that state. Maine raised its turnpike speed to 65 mph in November, and more fatal accidents occurred in December than any other month in the year. Highway fatalities in December and January combined were up 18% from November.

All of the following are valid criticisms of this argument EXCEPT

it does not explain why the speed limit was originally set at 55 mph.
it does not specify whether the accident rate increase was in accidents only on the highways where the speed limit was increased or on all highways.
it does not consider other possible causes for increases in accidents, such as winter weather driving conditions in Maine.
it only cites statistics for one state.
it does not acknowledge that speed is not the only cause of accidents.

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