(10-07-2023, 01:01 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: I think maybe a sense of entitlement comes with car ownership. A few months of being without one is inclined to enlighten people about the reasons traffic needs calming.
Might also improve the maintenance of footpaths, lol...
Most of the time I either walk, cycle, bus or train. We own only 1 car and certainly don't feel entitled.
I can go faster than 30 kph on my ebike. Twice that on my escooter.
If speed limits are reduced it will also impact bus services so less trips. Less trip will mean less people will take them and mean more cars.
(10-07-2023, 06:01 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: My point is speed makes human fallibility worse. So slowing down is just plain sensible.
Economical too. Every road death costs millions.
Yes to the first point and to a certain point the second.
However a 30kph speed limit won't stop those like in the story you posted.
It is definitely more fuel efficient to travel at say 90kph as opposed to 100 or 110. But the difference between 30kph and 50kph is negligible at best and due to lower gears being used likely to be less efficient.