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That's a good point, is there any actual data? I found one thing which is a bit counter to this, but not directly relevant to cities. Germany manages to have n
by read_if_gay_ 6y ago
That's a good point, is there any actual data?
I found one thing which is a bit counter to this, but not directly relevant to cities. Germany manages to have no speed limit on the majority of the Autobahn without a higher rate of accidents compared to surrounding countries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-r...
- Retric 6y agoIt’s rather hard to directly collect such accident data, but plenty of studies have looked into the effect. Anyway, overall safety of a given road is a separate factor. Germany has approximately 650,000 km of roads and only 12,996 kilometres (2016) where part of the Autobahn. So while per mile the Autobahn is safer than the older parts of the German road network, speed is hardly the only factor involved. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Germany#Roads https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Germany#Roads They have very high standards for what constitutes a no speed limit zone and such roads are safe enough to offset the added dangers of such speeds.
- imtringued 6y agoMany people stick to the standard speed of 130km/h.
- read_if_gay_ 6y agoIn my experience, I'd say about a third, while the left lane is usually >=160km/h when there's no limit.