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Re:Organ transplants down as stay-at-home rules reduce fatal... by ken on Thursday May 21, 2020 @12:05PM (#23260145)
Speeds are definitely up. There's a "30 mph" road near me with a stretch that's as long and straight and remote as any highway, and even the cops are driving >50mph there now. Normally it's packed (it connects two high-density areas) so you're lucky to get near 30mph.
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Re:Organ transplants down as stay-at-home rules reduce fatal... by brewdad on Thursday May 21, 2020 @12:50PM (#23260902)
Sounds a bit like my street. It isn't remote, but originally developed as large 2 acre lots with far setbacks. Now a lot of infill has occurred but most homes still sit farther from the road than a typical residential neighborhood, so it feels more rural than it is.

It's signed 25mph. Normal speeds are about 30-35mph. Now, every morning starting about 5:30am, drivers are using it as their own personal drag strip trying to lay down their best 0-60 times.

Police don't really seem to care.

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