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[–] KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks 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 6 points 2 weeks ago

Why not both?

[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 9 points 2 weeks 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 weeks 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 weeks 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 weeks ago (1 children)

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

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

truck

Sorry to hear about your tiny genitals lol

[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

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

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

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

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

We car, go slow.

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

Confused Europeen sounds.

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

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

That clears it up. Thanks!

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

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

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

Makes sense. Thanks!