Fuck Cars @lemmy.world 52fighters @lemmy.sdf.org 2mo ago Why speed limits don't matter Road design is a better impact to modifying driver behavior.
Laughing in German...https://www.t-online.de/region/duesseldorf/id_100749726/duesseldorf-raser-mit-vollgas-in-der-stadt-unterwegs-fuehrerschein-weg.htmlThis was yesterday, someone going double the allowed speed in a city. Happens regularly. A few people get caught, but it doesn't make a difference.
In Denmark, 6km/h (3.7m/h for our handicap friends) costs you 1200DKK = $183 = 160EUR, so it is definitely a thing that works on everyone.
In the USA the speed limit is treated like a suggestion for how fast you should be going.
Laughing in German...
https://www.t-online.de/region/duesseldorf/id_100749726/duesseldorf-raser-mit-vollgas-in-der-stadt-unterwegs-fuehrerschein-weg.html
This was yesterday, someone going double the allowed speed in a city. Happens regularly. A few people get caught, but it doesn't make a difference.