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[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Children at risk

I don't have time to read the article, I'll check it out later today, but I am immediately suspicious of anything that has a whole section on "think of the children!"

[–] themusicman@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

New Zealander here. A lot of the lower limits being rolled back were specifically targeting school zones. This is genuinely about children's safety

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

They plan on raising the limit when there's no children around.

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

Yeah it's crap. Summary of arguments:

  • raising speed limits on highways won't relieve congestion: 1) yes it will, and 2) that's not the point anyway

  • Higher speeds cause more crashes: fair point

  • Higher speeds burn more fuel: no shit

  • Think of the children!: not even worth addressing