Not Just Bikes — What is the "Correct" Speed Limit?
Not Just Bikes — What is the "Correct" Speed Limit?
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?
Nebula link since the video is released first on Nebula. YouTube link will be posted once it's available.
The stock clip used at 3:20 involving a driver unabashedly on their phone is brilliant.
The 5:45 clip of a dude in a bigfoot costume cycling through Tokyo was unexpected.
6:00 the self-shout-out had me laugh out loud.
The idea of lowering local street speed limits not actually making your trip take much longer is so true. Brisbane-based cycling safety advocate Chris Cox has a video where he gives a demonstration. He drives the same route twice, once sticking to 30 km/h on the local streets, and once trying his best to get up to the speed limit of 50 km/h on those streets. (Driving to the predominantly 60 km/h speed limit on arterial roads.) The video on the whole is actually incredibly similar to this one, down to the safety/speed curve, the FOV comparisons, and the dismissal of the ridiculous arguments against 30 km/h. Because yeah, Jason's words in the conclusion to this video are so right: the data is really, really, really clear here; at some point we have to realise that anybody fighting against lower speed limits within cities is either wilfully ignorant or they're a selfish arsehole who values their convenience more than other people's safety. But here's a timestamped link to the bit of Chris's video where he starts his experiment. It took a whopping 9 extra seconds. 9 seconds, on a 10 minute journey.
Thanks for the link to Chris's video, that was a great example of how little there is to gain by these higher speeds.
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But here's a timestamped link to the bit of Chris's video where he starts his experiment.
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