The Wrong Way to Set Speed Limits [ST06]

Name: The Wrong Way to Set Speed Limits [ST06]
Description: Not Just Bikes explains how North American speed limits are set and why posted limits matter far less than street design. It argues that drivers follow the road's cues, so safe speeds have to be built into the street.

Not Just Bikes

Not Just Bikes explains how North American speed limits are set and why posted limits matter far less than street design. It argues that drivers follow the road's cues, so safe speeds have to be built into the street.

Recommended again and again in traffic-safety threads as an eye-opener on road design versus posted limits and driver behavior.

13 Hacker News mentions · 2021–2025

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Transit, cities & urban planning

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