boem@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前On Friday 8 December, the speed limit on most roads in Amsterdam will be lowered to a maximum of 30 kilometres per hour (km/h)www.amsterdam.nlexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1176arrow-down17
arrow-up1169arrow-down1external-linkOn Friday 8 December, the speed limit on most roads in Amsterdam will be lowered to a maximum of 30 kilometres per hour (km/h)www.amsterdam.nlboem@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前message-square50fedilink
minus-squareGissaMittJobb@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down3·2 年前To clarify, I meant that it ends any arguments for having speed limits higher than this in urban areas. Lower speed limits can certainly be argued for, but the chart does show that there are some amount of diminishing returns past 30 km/h.
minus-squaretomulus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down4·2 年前Oh! In that case I totally agree. The “I wanna go faster” crowd never seems to recognise that they’re also in the “I think it’s ok for more people to die” camp.
To clarify, I meant that it ends any arguments for having speed limits higher than this in urban areas.
Lower speed limits can certainly be argued for, but the chart does show that there are some amount of diminishing returns past 30 km/h.
Oh! In that case I totally agree. The “I wanna go faster” crowd never seems to recognise that they’re also in the “I think it’s ok for more people to die” camp.