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Why is there such intense resistance to lowering speed limits in town centers? (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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[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 27 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

My unkind perspective is that drivers are maniacs who have lost the ability to cooperate and compromise with other people in a civilized setting. You can see this if you ever go to a town planning meeting about any road renovations that would add any amenities for non-drivers.

As a driver and former non-driver, I completely agree. Cars have become people’s extension of themselves and thus have been weaponized and become the avatar for their vile, ugly thoughts. I wouldn’t necessarily say urban planning is causal to Americans being psychopaths (they are just like that) though. Although I certainly think it can mitigate their violence.

[–] free_casc@hexbear.net 13 points 1 week ago

I wouldn’t necessarily say urban planning is causal to Americans being psychopaths

I would've absolutely say it. It's a top 3 component of the superstructure that makes things the way they are

[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago

I wouldn’t necessarily say urban planning is causal to Americans being psychopaths (they are just like that) though.

A lot of people only ever seeing strangers through car windows cannot be good.