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- Also, water is wet.by udfalkso
- And Switzerland produces cheese with holes!by theGeatZhopa
- they needed a study for this? Ok its good to get the data so now what?by megamike
- Well yeah, matching the speed of the rest of the traffic is what maters. Reducing drivers speeds on dangerous stretches of roads has a significant impact on safety, but otherwise average speeds don't really make a difference.by dlcarrier
- Here in Oslo, Norway they've introduced an "environmental speed limit" during winter. The stated reason is to reduce air particulates, as Oslo is prone to very poor air quality during winter.
So one of the main roads circling the city gets reduced from the 80 kph (50 mph) it was built for, to 60 kph (37 mph).
Boy does it feel agonizingly slow to drive 60 kph on a road built for 80 kph.
Recent years they've reduced the summer speed to 70 kph (44 mph), so it feels slow all year now.
by magicalhippo - Is this due to tire wear or are they still setting rules as if ICEs were still dominant? Looking at Gemini, it said it’s mainly due to tire wear because studded tires are common, it makes perfect sense to lower the speed limit for that reason.by seanmcdirmid