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>50 km/hr inside cities is very common nowadays, especially in N. america. I attribute it to two factors: - wide streets - modern cars' excellent isolation fro
by thsksbd 3y ago
>50 km/hr inside cities is very common nowadays, especially in N. america.
I attribute it to two factors:
- wide streets
- modern cars' excellent isolation from the external environment. You don't hear the speed. You don't feel the speed. You feel all snuggled, safe and tight (seatbelts).
- Mawr 3y agoIt's the stroads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORzNZUeUHAM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORzNZUeUHAM ("Stroads are Ugly, Expensive, and Dangerous (and they're everywhere) [ST05]") Turns out when you design a road for high-speed driving, people will drive fast on it.