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This is a decision that can be made city-by-city, I believe. My local suburb has a 10,000 population, so it's not difficult to get a couple hundred people toget
by MichaelBurge 10y ago
This is a decision that can be made city-by-city, I believe. My local suburb has a 10,000 population, so it's not difficult to get a couple hundred people together to petition the city to set speed limits.
New York might be busy enough that there's never empty streets, I don't know.
For cities of a couple million people or less, I imagine so few people petition the city council for adjustments to the traffic law that they'd probably hear your concern.
- honkhonkpants 10y agoIn New York and California local rules are often / always overruled by the state. New York City can't even change the speed limits without the permission of the state government. It is unlawful for them to install speed enforcement cameras. In states where the state can override cities, it will always happen that convenience-obsessed drivers from suburbs and exurbs will be able to force their worldview on urban areas.