boem@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoOn Friday 8 December, the speed limit on most roads in Amsterdam will be lowered to a maximum of 30 kilometres per hour (km/h)www.amsterdam.nlexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1178 cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1178external-linkOn Friday 8 December, the speed limit on most roads in Amsterdam will be lowered to a maximum of 30 kilometres per hour (km/h)www.amsterdam.nlboem@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square50fedilink cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareGissaMittJobb@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 year agoTo clarify, I meant that it ends any arguments for having speed limits higher than this in urban areas. Lower speed limits can certainly be argued for, but the chart does show that there are some amount of diminishing returns past 30 km/h.
minus-squaretomulus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoOh! In that case I totally agree. The “I wanna go faster” crowd never seems to recognise that they’re also in the “I think it’s ok for more people to die” camp.
To clarify, I meant that it ends any arguments for having speed limits higher than this in urban areas.
Lower speed limits can certainly be argued for, but the chart does show that there are some amount of diminishing returns past 30 km/h.
Oh! In that case I totally agree. The “I wanna go faster” crowd never seems to recognise that they’re also in the “I think it’s ok for more people to die” camp.