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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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[–] FemboyStalin@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

100% agree. Wiggly roads are another great way to slow people down. My city values throughput on our main streets so i doubt we'll ever get a safer city.

[–] insurgentrat@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

wiggly roads also slap and are awesome fun to drive vs struggling to concentrate on straight roads.

[–] piccolo@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I heard somewhere that brick roads make people drive slower because of how they're less smooth. Also they last longer.

[–] AstroStelar@hexbear.net 1 points 1 week ago

They're common in residential streets in the Netherlands, but they're much noisier so if a road is still a major thoroughfare it's usually avoided.