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Re: Atlantic Avenue speed limit lower to 25 mph |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Sun Apr 13 18:20:53 2014, in response to Re: Atlantic Avenue speed limit lower to 25 mph, posted by Stephen Bauman on Sun Apr 13 16:55:16 2014. It is a known fact that when speed limits are set too low for what a roadway was designed for, no one will obey so there wil be no difference in fatalities. Just go to Queens Blvd where it is perfectly safe to drive at 40 in the main roadway and the speed limit had been 35. It was lowered to 30, and everyone still drives between 35 and 40 when traffic permits, because that is what makes sense.We need to get paces faster not slower. I won't even comment on your big brother techniques which you probably woud also apply to highways. If you were a driver, you would never talk the way you do. You want to impose your will on everyone even if 95% of the people disagree with you. There are many factors that cause crashes. Excessive speed, and I said excessive speed not going a few miles over the speed limit, is only one cause. It should not be considered a cure all to lower speed limits all over to reduce crashes and that is exactly what you are doing. We need a multi-pronged approach that does not paralyze the City. |
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