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> The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) has said the move will reduce collisions by 30%. At least they have given an almost measurable outcome. If only

> The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) has said the move will reduce collisions by 30%. At least they have given an almost measurable outcome. If only they would choose some measurable metric that had a clear cause and effect and link the legislation to scientific outcomes. Unlike the other bullshit statement "The European Commission has said the speed limiters could prevent 140,000 serious road traffic injuries"... Dangerous drivers speed. Reducing top speeds should prevent some serious crashes, but I am curious whether it would be as effective as hoped. And sure as shit it is nobodies job to check reality against hopes.

vidarh 2y ago
I wish measurable intended outcomes were a requirement for laws and regulations, and that they could be nullified in court if it could be proven the intended outcome wasn't met. Partly it'd force people to state the intent more clearly, and partly it'd mean that if they were trying to mislead and indicate the wrong targets, the laws might get stricken off. It'd be hard to do it in ways that couldn't be gamed by e.g. promising too little (though presumably that'd make it easier politically to oppose as well) or making it something hard to objectively measure, though.