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That’s crazy slow! I can’t even begin to think of how long it would take to get anywhere. By comparison, “The Texas Transportation Commission is allowed to bum

That’s crazy slow! I can’t even begin to think of how long it would take to get anywhere. By comparison, “The Texas Transportation Commission is allowed to bump up the speed limit in certain sections to 75, 80 and 85 mph, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. The speed limit can be raised if the highway is deemed safe and reasonable..” Also.. you can typically avoid a ticket by arguing you were still driving at “reasonable and prudent” speeds as long as you don’t exceed the posted limit by more than 24 miles per hour. Or just donate to your local police department..

Hikikomori 3y ago
You generally don't go Texas sized distances in Amsterdam.
codezero 3y ago
Texas has vast empty areas, comparing it to Amsterdam is really apples to oranges.
carlgreene 3y ago
> I can’t even begin to think of how long it would take to get anywhere. Amsterdam is laid out quite differently from any place in Texas…
caturopath 3y ago
I'm pretty sympathetic to both Amsterdam's 30km/h thing (and the campaigns for 20mph speed limits for most streets in many cities in the US) and Texas' 75mph-standard, lots-of-80 and -85mph areas policy. These are completely different situations. One is for rural highway (for 85, controlled access highway with underpasses/overpasses), the other is for city streets where people live, walk, bike, etc. Neighborhood streets in Texas don't have 75mph speed limits.
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olyjohn 3y ago
The reasonable and prudent thing sounds like one of those myths to me. Like people saying they get out of a ticket on some technicality like a misspelling of the car brand. That doesnt happen unless you have a lawyer who is golf buddies with the judge.
SECProto 3y ago
> That’s crazy slow! I can’t even begin to think of how long it would take to get anywhere. By comparison, “The Texas [...] Amsterdam is roughly 25km across, so less than an hour on surface streets (which this is about). Meanwhile, Austin Tx is a similar population, roughly 30 miles across, and takes ~50 minutes to drive across if you avoid the freeway. They're pretty much identical (but Amsterdam's streets will be much safer for everyone)
- jacquesm 3y ago
  And the inner ring part of Amsterdam, which is were most of the action is is less than 7.5 km across, rarely would you visit more than one outlying area and the center in a single trip, and if you did you might take your bike on the subway (outside of the rush hour only) for the long stretch. Small foldables are always legal and don't have a surcharge.
yakubin 3y ago
You’ve just compared a densely populated city with a sparsely populated state that’s several times the size of the country the aforementioned city is located in. And then started talking about highways.
Kim_Bruning 3y ago
This is just the last mile(s) though. At the other end of the speed spectrum, highways around Amsterdam are 50 mph, rising to 60 mph once further out (and up to 80 mph at night where applicable) .
Tomis02 3y ago
> I can’t even begin to think of how long it would take to get anywhere. If you design your city properly then it would not take long at all. In fact, you may not even have to drive most of the time.

Hikikomori 3y ago

You generally don't go Texas sized distances in Amsterdam.

codezero 3y ago

Texas has vast empty areas, comparing it to Amsterdam is really apples to oranges.

carlgreene 3y ago

> I can’t even begin to think of how long it would take to get anywhere. Amsterdam is laid out quite differently from any place in Texas…

caturopath 3y ago

I'm pretty sympathetic to both Amsterdam's 30km/h thing (and the campaigns for 20mph speed limits for most streets in many cities in the US) and Texas' 75mph-standard, lots-of-80 and -85mph areas policy. These are completely different situations. One is for rural highway (for 85, controlled access highway with underpasses/overpasses), the other is for city streets where people live, walk, bike, etc. Neighborhood streets in Texas don't have 75mph speed limits.

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olyjohn 3y ago

The reasonable and prudent thing sounds like one of those myths to me. Like people saying they get out of a ticket on some technicality like a misspelling of the car brand. That doesnt happen unless you have a lawyer who is golf buddies with the judge.

SECProto 3y ago

> That’s crazy slow! I can’t even begin to think of how long it would take to get anywhere. By comparison, “The Texas [...] Amsterdam is roughly 25km across, so less than an hour on surface streets (which this is about). Meanwhile, Austin Tx is a similar population, roughly 30 miles across, and takes ~50 minutes to drive across if you avoid the freeway. They're pretty much identical (but Amsterdam's streets will be much safer for everyone)

jacquesm 3y ago
And the inner ring part of Amsterdam, which is were most of the action is is less than 7.5 km across, rarely would you visit more than one outlying area and the center in a single trip, and if you did you might take your bike on the subway (outside of the rush hour only) for the long stretch. Small foldables are always legal and don't have a surcharge.

yakubin 3y ago

You’ve just compared a densely populated city with a sparsely populated state that’s several times the size of the country the aforementioned city is located in. And then started talking about highways.

Kim_Bruning 3y ago

This is just the last mile(s) though. At the other end of the speed spectrum, highways around Amsterdam are 50 mph, rising to 60 mph once further out (and up to 80 mph at night where applicable) .

Tomis02 3y ago

> I can’t even begin to think of how long it would take to get anywhere. If you design your city properly then it would not take long at all. In fact, you may not even have to drive most of the time.