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Why is there such intense resistance to lowering speed limits in town centers? (hexbear.net)
submitted 4 days ago* by to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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The evidence suggests that lowering speed limits to 30 km/h (13.2674 candela per British thermal unit foot-pound for the seppos) massively increases survivability and decreases permanent injury rates in collisions with pedestrians: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S002243752400152X

Realistically for most commutes this equates to a couple of minutes extra driving. Most delays are at lights/intersections not low speed limits.

Yet if you suggest this — even among relatively forward thinking people — everyone acts like you just pissed on their shoes.

Why the hell does this happen? Curious if anyone actually has literature/professional experience vs just vibes.

other discussions cause one paper is just an example: https://acrs.org.au/evidence-supports-30km-h-speed-limits-in-school-zones/

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[–] 22 points 4 days ago (1 child)

Most drivers view speed limits as a minimum, not a maximum. I guarantee the person honking and crossing the double solid yellow line would try to argue that you're unsafe for "making" them do that.

Driving too slowly on a freeway where the average speed is 90km/h is a hazard but in a town center it's obviously safer to go slowly

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  • [–] 9 points 4 days ago

    I honestly do not know how we are going to get safer transport without some mass vandalism campaign. The only other option is waiting for the inevitable of cars becoming to expensive for the new generation (you can already see this happening if you know where to look)

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