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The road to my son's high school has a 5 MPH speed limit. Have you ever tried to drive 5 MPH? My speedometer doesn't register that low. My car goes faster than
by ja27 9y ago
The road to my son's high school has a 5 MPH speed limit. Have you ever tried to drive 5 MPH? My speedometer doesn't register that low. My car goes faster than that at idle.
- Neliquat 9y agoMy favorite are the 7.5mph, 14mph, and other odd increments ment to convey percision, while we just ballpark most slow speed limits. Reminds me of the guy who set all his meetings at exactly 7 minutes after the hour to convey promptness.
- brewdad 9y agoI read somewhere that the original goal of those oddball speed limits was to get drivers to notice them and therefore, hopefully, obey them. It's easy to tune out yet another 25 mph sign, but 23 mph stands out.
- Dylan16807 9y agoBut why? I understand 25mph just fine. 23mph is only going to distract me.
- Markoff 9y agoi think that's the point, so you pay close attention to speed limits instead of overlooking them if they are everywhere same, of course you can drive at common lowest denominator and don't be distracted
- Dylan16807 9y agoPaying inordinate attention to the limit means not paying as much attention to driving. I have never paid too little attention to the speed limit being 25mph. I have always been very well aware of being in such a residential zone.
- Markoff 9y agoanyway your speedometer always show more than it's real speed, so maybe real reason is to follow speed from speedometer since 23mph means roughly 25mph displayed on speedometer instead of doing opposite, setting speed limit 25 but people trying to match it with speedometer displaying 27
- njharman 9y ago5mph is just about the lowest I can drive on a motorcycle, and it's real hard to maintain balance. Have to focus so much on that there is less attention for, say, looking out for kids running across road.
- mason240 9y agoI don't even think I can go 5mph on flat ground on my bicycle. Like you said, it's a balance thing.
- scott_karana 9y agoTry dragging the rear brake, if you're not already. It can help stability a lot.