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100 years ago people drove a lot slower.
by GFK_of_xmaspast 10y ago
100 years ago people drove a lot slower.
- kmill 10y agoBack when city streets were still contested between pedestrians and automobiles, there were many cases of cars going in excess of 40mph on city streets. Due to the many fatalities, people pushed for requiring governors to keep cars from exceeding 30mph, to the resistance of automobile owners. The details of this were in some article posted to HN in the last few years. The result was, instead of governors, making "jaywalking" a crime. An interesting thing is that NYC has a speed limit of 25mph now.
- huehehue 10y agoGood luck getting past 25mph in some parts of the city though. Traffic, pedestrians/jaywalkers, hazards, and stop lights every other block act as a more natural governor.
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