Vincent Haakmat
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bglWCuCMSWc
Very interesting take on speed limits and street designs that make it counterintuitive.
The Wrong Way to Set Speed Limits [ST06] - YouTube

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10:34 AM - Feb 22, 2023
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Southern Marylander
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In response to Vincent Haakmat.
Not Just Bikes is one of the great accounts on YouTube along with City Beautiful and Climate Town.

Traffic calming is not done enough in the United States, in part because not doing it helps generate revenue through citations.
10:38 AM - Feb 22, 2023
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Southern Marylander
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I live just off a "stroad" with horrific numbers of accidents, injuries, and fatalities. The speed limit was 50mph through a valley with no cross roads, then 45mph through the residential area (with service roads and some traffic lights).
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10:39 AM - Feb 22, 2023
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Southern Marylander
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In response to Southern Marylander.
Two years ago, they dropped the speed limit in the residential section from 45 to 35 and as soon as the minimum time period required by law elapsed, they installed speed cameras.

Notably, there was no traffic calming done. It's a wide road with a population trained to drive 50+ on it...
10:40 AM - Feb 22, 2023
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Southern Marylander
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In response to Southern Marylander.
... and suddenly they drop it to 35 with no other visual cues to drive more slowly. It's damn near a scam.

That's not even to mention the structural racism that uses traffic stops to target minority communities at higher rates and the dangers of those interactions.
10:42 AM - Feb 22, 2023
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