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submitted 6 months ago by vividspecter@lemm.ee to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world

There's a trend towards lower speed limits in cities all over the world, but why is this happening? What is the research behind it? And what is the "correct" speed limit for cities, anyway?

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[-] turmacar@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

km/h =/= mph

30 km/h is effectively 20mph.

[-] ClockworkOtter@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I am aware of that. I was referring to the people habitually doing 50kmph in side streets.

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