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My 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 s
by Neliquat 9y ago
My 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