Re:Almost every speed limit is too low (2017)
by frankus on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @04:41PM
(#19923551)
I like this guy's take:
"The common US rule requiring speed limits to be set at 85% of actual average car speeds amounts to crowdsourcing the value of human life, on a platform where only motorists have a voice."
Re:Almost every speed limit is too low (2017)
by mehrdadn on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @05:58PM
(#19924200)
I like the sentiment but I don't like that it's blatantly lying to express it. Just because I'm walking right now doesn't mean I never drive. Or the reverse.
"The common US rule requiring speed limits to be set at 85% of actual average car speeds amounts to crowdsourcing the value of human life, on a platform where only motorists have a voice."
(https://twitter.com/humantransit/status/1123264831790899200)