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[–] ebits21@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] Hotchpotch@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why do you think that's stupid?

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'll bite. Arbitrarily lowering speed limits while still leaving the road the same means many people will drive the old speed (as that is what will "feel" right). Great if you're trying to rack up photo radar ticket income, not so great if your motives are better safety and fewer cars on the road.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're not just lowering the speed limit. From the FAQ:

Will the roll out involve money being spent on speed bumps?

There is no plan to include traffic calming (including speed bumps) as part of the change to speed limits. There are other ‘softer’ measures that might be introduced, such as using buffer speed limits, removing the centre line, narrowing the carriageway visually, using planting etc.

[–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

might be introduced

So no, currently they're not doing anything else.

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