boem@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoOn Friday 8 December, the speed limit on most roads in Amsterdam will be lowered to a maximum of 30 kilometres per hour (km/h)www.amsterdam.nlexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1177arrow-down17 cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1170arrow-down1external-linkOn Friday 8 December, the speed limit on most roads in Amsterdam will be lowered to a maximum of 30 kilometres per hour (km/h)www.amsterdam.nlboem@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square50fedilink cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareWogi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoDriving in the US is done on feeling alone. It doesn’t matter what the limit is, it matters what speed you think feels best. Everyone’s always doing that and if you’re only going the speed limit you’re probably obstructing the flow of traffic. It’s absolutely as bad as it sounds
minus-squareMoonRaven@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoHere we modify the road so it feels unsafe to go over the limit. This can be the type of road, speedbumps, etc.
minus-squareWogi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoWe do that too, sometimes. Mostly we just make them wider and more hostile to pedestrians
Driving in the US is done on feeling alone. It doesn’t matter what the limit is, it matters what speed you think feels best. Everyone’s always doing that and if you’re only going the speed limit you’re probably obstructing the flow of traffic.
It’s absolutely as bad as it sounds
Here we modify the road so it feels unsafe to go over the limit. This can be the type of road, speedbumps, etc.
We do that too, sometimes. Mostly we just make them wider and more hostile to pedestrians