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[โ€“] art 18 points 1 year ago (5 children)

All streets should have a speed limit of 20 mph. All roads 35 mph. Highways 50 mph. Stroads should not exist.

[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

People mostly drive at what feels like a safe speed for the road, regardless of speed limit. Lowering the speed limit significantly below that speed makes roads much more dangerous

[โ€“] Sunrosa 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I find that if the speed limit in a city interstate is 65, people go 70, but if it's 55, people go 80-85

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Good road design lowers the number people like to travel at. All these speed goals are easily obtainable if the road is narrow enough.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

This works on the east coast, but massive states like Montana and Texas have 80 mph highways for a reason. Low population density + no trains. You can drive for 3-4 hours at 80 mph between major cities. Many do well north of 80 though.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Interstates should be 90 otherwise agree

[โ€“] JeffreyOrange 3 points 1 year ago

It's like this in Germany, except that you can drive very fast on the Autobahn, but you don't have to

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You'd love Seattle.