Amsterdam preparing to lower speed limit to 30 kilometers per hour

Re:Amsterdam preparing to lower speed limit to 30 kilometers... by matsemann on Monday October 02, 2023 @04:19AM (#37735306)

Just in the UK it's like 5 road deaths a day or so. A pedestrian being killed by a car every single day. I've also read they've somewhere reduced speeds.

I posted a graph in another comment here about the drastic effects such a small speed change has for survival rate.

This can have a huuuge impact.

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Re:Amsterdam preparing to lower speed limit to 30 kilometers... by lostlogin on Monday October 02, 2023 @04:28AM (#37735376)

It would be interesting to know the financial cost of those deaths. Years of tax not paid, medical bills for the maimed etc.

It would seem likely to be a massive economic drain, quite apart from the sheer waste.

Here in NZ for a road toll of 300, 4000ish serious injuries and 30k minor injuries, the cost was $4.6 billion in 2019.

That doesn’t cover lost tax take etc. Reducing that number down is obviously helpful.

https://www.transport.govt.nz/about-us/news/social-cost-of-r...

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Re:Amsterdam preparing to lower speed limit to 30 kilometers... by okokwhatever on Monday October 02, 2023 @04:23AM (#37735344)

Do you want impact? Take tobacco out of the streets and you´ll see impact. This is just another free solution to an almost non existent problem.

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Re:Amsterdam preparing to lower speed limit to 30 kilometers... by lostlogin on Monday October 02, 2023 @04:29AM (#37735386)

5 deaths a day in the uk is almost nonexistent?

Keep in mind the massive number of minor and serious injuries that accompany that stat.

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Re:Amsterdam preparing to lower speed limit to 30 kilometers... by pjc50 on Monday October 02, 2023 @04:42AM (#37735496)

Now wondering if this will actually substantially benefit motorists: insurance premiums are proportional to the cost of accidents.

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Re:Amsterdam preparing to lower speed limit to 30 kilometers... by mpclark on Monday October 02, 2023 @04:45AM (#37735519)

That would be good too. Let's do both!

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