• dan1101
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    8 hours ago

    Lots of white knuckled old people and nervous drivers.

    • Texas_Hangover@lemy.lol
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      7 hours ago

      If you can’t walk down a sidewalk with cars going by at 30mph then there’s something wrong with you.

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        30 mph is almost 50 km/h. In most of Europe the default maximum speed limit inside of populated areas is 50 km/h.

        Default meaning artillery roads like this one can and almost always do have higher limits than 50, but the defsult maximum suddenly becoming the minimum makes no sense.

        A road that isn’t physically barricaded from foot trafic akin to a highway has no reason to have a minimum speed limit over 15 mph (30 km/h), if at all.

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          Yet another reason, I’m glad I don’t live in Europe. I like y’alls privacy laws, but besides that your entire lives revolve on wrapping yourselves in bubble wrap praying the government will save you from whatever.

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            34 minutes ago

            Username checks out.

            A number of studies show that higher speed limits significantly increase the risk of accidents and fatalities for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists. A National Transportation Safety Board report and separate study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety both found that the risk of being seriously injured or killed in a crash rises sharply with speed. This isn’t about “bubble wrap,” but real-world safety.

            This is especially important in areas where cars and pedestrians share the same streets, such as large car-centric cities and poorly planned suburban neighborhoods. Driving in these environments poses a serious danger to pedestrians and cyclists, who often have limited protection. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, urban areas see the highest rates of pedestrian fatalities due to reckless driving. These laws are not just about controlling traffic—they help reduce the risks created when drivers act carelessly in places where people walk, bike, and live.

  • Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radio
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    You should check with the road authority because they might be fake.

    One day I was driving down a road that I’d driven down many times when I spotted a new speed limit. It was posted in a weird location and the speed was odd.

    I contacted the local main roads department and learnt that they didn’t know about these signs. The next day they were gone.

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    I know here in Brazil there’s a minimum speed limit on highways of 50% the max, but there are no signs, and it doesn’t apply in heavy traffic.

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      In Denmark we have a single piece of highway were we have a “crawl lane”. It’s slightly uphill and outside the lane you must go at least 80km/h. I know it is more common in Southern Europe.

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        Here in Germany, the Autobahn has a minimum speed cars need to be able to go (60 kph) although it’s not a minimum speed you necessarily need to drive.

        However, we do have a dedicated minimum speed sign, but it’s very rare and usually only used in very specific places. The only one I know is a long and windy bridge on the side of a small mountain where, depending on your lane, you need to go at least 60, 80 or 90, I think.

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      Based on the number of brake lights, either they’re stopped, or about to be inside that prii’s ass. Given the op didn’t mention a crash, I’m going to guess traffic is stopped.

      Still too close, but makes more sense.

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      7 hours ago

      Welcome to driving in America.

      Tbh I have no idea why so many people in this country tailgate. Do they not understand simple physics?

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    That has to be a misprint or a photoshop. There is zero chance of a minimum 30 mph (or kph) inside city limits, especially with a perpendicular entrance/exit right there.

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      I see your logic and had the same thought, but then wouldn’t a “No stopping at anytime”/“No parking” sign accomplish the same thing? “No Loitering” sign as well. If the point is for the cop to be able to point to a sign, those already exist and are much more broad and easy to use(or misuse, depending on your perspective). Like others said, an absolute minimum speed limit seems destined to harm pedestrians. Plus, you can see it’s before a stoplight. So not even logical.

      I’m betting this is a fake sign.