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[–] KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Speed limits don’t control how fast drivers go, road design does. If they want to increase safety they should make the roads narrow and curvy while adding bigger sidewalks and bike lanes.

[–] DoYouNot@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Why not both?

[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

That’s like 18mph. That’s insanely slow unless the place is super dense. It would literally take me hours to cross my city alone at that speed.

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

My neighborhood is 20mph and it costs me more concentration to keep it that low than cruise 25-30 and be on the lookout. Apparently concentration on riding my brakes is safer.

[–] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm a shit driver

  • You

30kph is normal in many places in Europe and doesn't cause any of the problems mentioned ITT

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My truck idles at 18mph. So yeah, 20 is a pain.

[–] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago

truck

Sorry to hear about your tiny genitals lol

[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's a dense city but 30kmh is way too slow. For such a left leaning city pretending to care about the environment, this is dumb considering how inefficient it is to drive at that speed

[–] Rivalarrival 0 points 2 months ago

Ridiculously inefficient. My best economy is at 47mph. I get about 20% of my peak below 20mph.

[–] Akanes@startrek.website 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Entropywins@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

The man, the myth, the legend himself captain slow!

[–] bigFab@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

We car, go slow.

[–] Anarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zone -2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Confused Europeen sounds.

Is this in the US? Why is it in Km/h?

[–] Typotyper@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Anarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago

That clears it up. Thanks!

[–] 1984@beehaw.org 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's Canada, they use metric (officially).

[–] Anarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago

Makes sense. Thanks!