     lower_xvar = [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4]
     lower_yvar = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5]
 
+    lower_xlim = [[0,25],[0,25], [0,12], [0,12],[0,1500],[0,200]]
+
     # make the scatterplots
     scatterplots = []
     for i of top_panel_var

                                    .titlepos(10)
                                    .xNA({handle:false})
                                    .yNA({handle:false})
                                    .xlim(xlim[lower_xvar[i]])
                                    .ylim(xlim[lower_yvar[i]])
                                    .nxticks(nxticks[lower_xvar[i]])
                                    .nyticks(nxticks[lower_yvar[i]])
                                    .xlab(title[lower_xvar[i]])


    # info top panels, with dot plots
    top_panel_var = ["total", "not_distracted", "speeding", "alcohol", "ins_premium", "ins_losses"]
    xlim = [[0,25],[0,25], [0,25], [0,25],[0,1500],[0,200]]
    nxticks = [6,6,6,6, 4, 5]
    xlab = ["Crashes per billion miles", "Crashes per billion miles", "Crashes per billion miles",
            "Crashes per billion miles", "Dollars", "Dollars"]
    title = ["Total crashes", "Not distracted crashes", "Speeding crashes", "Alcohol crashes",
            "Ave. ins. premium", "Ave. ins. losses"]

    # make the dot plots
    dotplots = []
