Yep sounds absurd. As I unterstand it the problem is that you need a reason for 30 km/h zones. The reason was the air quality which is now better so there is no reason anymore. Some zones may be kept because the streets are used by school kids.
I think this is still absurd and good 30 km/h zones with synced traffic lights can yield a good traffic flow.
Let's bring back CFCs. The ozone layer has recovered, so it's fine.
Shit, I laughed out loud here. This is some The Onion shit
My small town in the UK was going to be a pilot for a blanket 20mph speed limit.
This was interpreted by the local Insane People Facebook group as being woke, a war on motorists, a New World Order 15 Minute Cities scheme and a Chinese style program to prevent people going anywhere.
They then voted in a Reform Party local council, who promptly delivered on their promises to cut waste and loss DOGE style, by closing a local community centre...
Now the Insane People Facebook page is demanding to know why Labour has closed it. 🤡
The mad thing is, it's practically impossible to drive at more than 20mph anyway due to all the potholes. We're apparently twinned with the surface of the moon.
This could be a great example of the "mental fenze" cognitive model. We remove things without understanding why were there in the first place
CDU never changes with their stupidity
Was in Berlin last week and it was like an island of transit infrastructure in the sea of delayed S-Bahn and long/mid distance travel that is Germany. S-Bahn, Trams, Busses, U-Bahn, and it's all frequent and not undersized!
Die Freiluftirrenanstalt Berlin
Chesterton's Fence Speed Limited Zone
This really hurts my brain. How can politicians be this shortsighted?
I'm living here and you are absolutely correct. Public transit is good. Most streets are 50 km/h. Some are 30 but that is oftentimes not enforced.
Several studies have shown that a speed limit of 30 km/h can massively reduce the number and severity of accidents. But as Germans we hate the idea of slowing down for other road users. We bought those shiny non electric cars and we want to blast through the city, god damnit!
I'm curious, do they fire all sysadmins on days where everything goes smoothly and rehire new ones the day after?
As stupid as this sounds, eventually someone is going to suggest letting grocery stores be open on Sunday and this will usher in what German historians call "Der Modern Age". There will be a domino effect... Rathaus will get Internet, Doctors will forgo fax for email and Aldi will finally bring Trader Joe's to the motherland. We will slowly creep into the 21st century. One pointless rule at a time.
This stupid speed limit thing will be remembered as the catalyst of progress in the race to catch up to their neighbors.
( /s Because Germany hates change )
Queue up the: "I'm entitled to a peaceful Sunday" folks.
I have to assume these guys only take a shower once a month, at most, and only because people keep complaining about how much they stink. And they definitely only wash their hands if they got shit on them.
Hey and in Freiburg they just cancelled the LEZ because the air quality improved...
I was in Berlin some years ago (2018?) and traffic is what will make me never ever put my foot there again.
Eating on the terrace of a cozy restaurant in the middle of the city? A fucking mega truck hauling 40 tons of wood thundering by at 70km/h raising so much dust from the street you get it in your food. Mmmm 🙋🏼♀️.
It's everywhere even in their mega park you hear traffic traffic traffic, I know Germans love their cars and so, but man, keep it away from the city centre?
Is this really 30? That seems very slow. 20 would help even more but there are other disadvantages to consider other than just the pollution
That is not the original headline or the in-article analysis, so unfortunately I don't think that's a good fit for this sub/magazine.
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