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[–] 36 points 1 year ago (9 children)

The trouble is, if you set the speed limit below the 85% rule, more people are just going to speed anyway and there isn't enough police enforcement in the world to stop it (nor would you want there to be).

The design of the street has to change, in order to make the speed that drivers naturally want to travel lower.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    there isn't enough police enforcement in the world to stop it

    Speed cameras?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Then you have people who briefly slow down for the camera, then speed back up.

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  • That's how Finland does a lot of rural highways, and I really like it. Basically, before an intersection/village, there will be a sign that shows the speed limit going down, and it warns you of the upcoming camera, so naturally, everyone actually does slow down in those high-risk areas, which are usually only a couple hundred meters.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    @grue @Davriellelouna which is great if roads only exist for motorists (in England, they're also there for pedestrians, horse riders, cyclists, and I assume driving (of animals) is still allowed)

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    I don't understand what point you're trying to make. If they take a wide, straight road that people are comfortably doing 50 mph on and then lower the speed limit to 25 mph to make it "safe" for pedestrians, horse riders, cyclists, etc., people are just going to keep doing 50 mph anyway and mow down those vulnerable road users.

    Changing the speed limit, by itself, does fuck-all to make the road more accommodating for non-car users. The road has to actually be made scarier or less comfortable for drivers via things like narrowed lanes, chicanes, speed tables, etc. in order to actually get drivers to slow down to the point where other road users are actually safe.

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