Jill: State funding has been recommended to encourage the automobile industry to create vehicles that will better withstand collisions  Unless new vehicles are made that can better withstand collisions, highway safety cannot be improved  The automobile industry does not have the funds to conduct the research needed to produce vehicles that are better equipped to withstand collisions  Hence, without this state funding, the safety of drivers is compromised  Mark: But collisions on our highways occur mainly because of drivers driving at excessive speeds, which will stop once the state increases highway patrol forces to catch speeders
Ttherefore, the state' s highways will be safer even without the state funding this research for the automobile industry
The increased presence of the highway patrol will not itself somehow cause more accidents than it prevents.