𝙻𝚘𝚗𝚐𝙼𝚊𝚌𝚃𝚘𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚍𝚄𝚙@aussie.zoneM to Perth / Western Australia@aussie.zone · 4 months agoRoad safety expert suggests reduced urban speed limit to keep people safewww.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down17
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkRoad safety expert suggests reduced urban speed limit to keep people safewww.abc.net.au𝙻𝚘𝚗𝚐𝙼𝚊𝚌𝚃𝚘𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚍𝚄𝚙@aussie.zoneM to Perth / Western Australia@aussie.zone · 4 months agomessage-square19linkfedilink
minus-squareNo1@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-24 months agoIgnores the massive increase in vehicle size, reduced forward visibility, and deadlier higher bonnet profile on SUVs etc But we don’t want to limit monster trucks or Mum’s SUVs, so we’ll just make everyone go slower.
minus-squareAnarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·4 months agoMaybe something is better than nothing sometimes? 🙂
minus-squareTenderizer@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·4 months agoStill, slower speeds in local neighborhoods makes a lot of sense. In Victoria it’s 50km/h which is way too high even for normal cars.
minus-squareGorgritch_Umie_Killa@aussie.zoneMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoThats a really good point.
Ignores the massive increase in vehicle size, reduced forward visibility, and deadlier higher bonnet profile on SUVs etc
But we don’t want to limit monster trucks or Mum’s SUVs, so we’ll just make everyone go slower.
Maybe something is better than nothing sometimes? 🙂
Still, slower speeds in local neighborhoods makes a lot of sense. In Victoria it’s 50km/h which is way too high even for normal cars.
Thats a really good point.