Re:OpenTraffic: a free, global traffic speed data set linked...
by thrownaway2424 on Tuesday November 24, 2015 @01:21PM
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It's just as likely that this data will be used to increase speed limits, under they theory that limits should be set at the 85th percentile of speed. Using data like this to make streets safe for people is anathema to the American driver.
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Re:OpenTraffic: a free, global traffic speed data set linked...
by 3JPLW on Tuesday November 24, 2015 @02:23PM
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That's probably true in many locations. Here, though, the city and university are interested in infrastructure changes that will reduce the "natural speed" of the road… effectively tackling the 85th percentile from the other direction.