What are those dents in I-90 outside Seattle?

Re:What are those dents in I-90 outside Seattle? by vasco on Saturday December 31, 2022 @02:47AM (#34194499)

And then they limit you to 80km/h on any highways (even huge 5 lane ones) because of trying to fight emissions, instead of 120km/h as almost everywhere else. It's more frustrating than a few holes in the tarmac. I mean sure reduce emissions, but when you have private jets flying all the time and huge steel factories it's a bit frustrating to be told a motorcycle needs to stay at 80km/h to protect the environment.

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Re:What are those dents in I-90 outside Seattle? by rocqua on Saturday December 31, 2022 @03:28AM (#34194683)

The limit is 100kph during the day, and 130kph at night. The reason isn't so much emissions as it is a royal fuckup on all sides around nitrogen compounds and biodiversity.

There are also a few cities where speed limits drop below a 100 when passing through. That is about health. Specifically noise and fine particles.

None of this is about greenhouse gasses.

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Re:What are those dents in I-90 outside Seattle? by wkat4242 on Saturday December 31, 2022 @07:15AM (#34195777)

Well, technically nitrogen is also emissions. But yeah it's been so badly handled this whole thing. The whole country is at a standstill and the housing crisis is only accelerating.

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Re:What are those dents in I-90 outside Seattle? by vasco on Saturday December 31, 2022 @08:27AM (#34196248)

You'll find zero references to greenhouse gasses in my comment.

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