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> Reducing speed limits from 25 MPH to 20 MPH reduces fatal collisions by about 25%. It's a kind of a no brainer. I'm not necessarily against a 20 MPH speed li
by logicalmonster 4y ago
> Reducing speed limits from 25 MPH to 20 MPH reduces fatal collisions by about 25%. It's a kind of a no brainer.
I'm not necessarily against a 20 MPH speed limit (or even lower) in many neighborhoods, but what exactly makes it a no brainer?
The variable you're mentioning is deaths. Are there other variables and unintended consequences to consider? If the only criteria used to evaluate speed limits is a reduction in deaths, then a 15 or 10 or 5 MPH speed limit would be superior and a no brainer by your perspective.
(I don't think we'd necessarily disagree about all that much, but just questioning the process of how you're getting there.)
- foxyv 4y agoIf it is at all possible, a 10 MPH limit would make a lot of sense. It's about as fast as the average person can run which makes avoiding collisions a lot easier. Reducing road width and adding chicanes would help with this. Ideally though, you would not have cars in urban areas at all. Private cars take up too much space and are way too dangerous in pedestrianized areas. Especially since most cars, are made with limited visibility due to roll over standards. It blew my mind when I bought a 2013 Honda and I could barely see anything compared to my 90' Civic. I'm constantly ducking around A Pillars in parking lots to see to my left.