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Going from 30km/h to 40km/h might not feel much faster to a driver, but getting hit by a car at 40 km/h would cause way more damage than one going 30.
And that assumes the speed limits are followed. Around here, 40km/h = 60km/h.
Drivers in residential areas aren't being slowed down because of these speed limits. It's the stops they have to make at intersections that slows them down.
Which is probably why the majority of drivers ignore stop signs, too... 😮💨
Making this about school zones is totally disingenuous. Children are not walking to and from school outside of 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
There are reasons to be opposed to this, but it being done in school zones is not one of them.
Somehow, I read that as to nearly 200
As in 200km/h, lmao
Oh I thought it said TO 200. That's... Slightly better.
40 kmph is about 25 mph, for those less metricaly inclined
40 km/h outside school hours is probably fine.
The other option would be a road diet to not make the perceived speed to be slow at 30 km/h, but this is not a terrible compromise as is.
That's what it's like where I am at. 45 is normal, but during ~~school hours~~ drop off and pick up times for the schools it's 25. They have flashing lights on each side of the school zone and it's hard to miss.
With morning traffic you are only going to go 25 anyway, so it's not like it's a huge issue.
They're 20 around here, which is crazy slow, I think 25 would be a good speed, not quite crawling but plenty of reaction time.
Trouble is in Ontario drivers rarely obey the posted limits and drive over the limit on average 10 ~ 20kph.
This means drivers generally (in mph), would be traveling at 30 ~ 40mph in a posted 25mph zone.
ie. 40kph = drivers traveling at 50-60kph.
As other have said, the best way to alert drivers to posted speed limits is with the proper redesign of roadways to meet/reflect the posted signage.
Best way to think about this is a interstate hwy. If the posted limit is changed in a section of the hwy without any change in the roadway design, such as norrower lanes, or change in sightlines, people will generally ignore the posted limit and continue as if nothing has changed along their route.
I can see that. That's normally how drivers over here drive, aside from schoolzones, those are typically on the nose. Our police departments don't fuck around when handing out tickets for it.
Must be where MKBHD is filming his next car review.