What a shame, this is such a waste of time and money and focuses on the most irrelevant issue with drivers in this day and age.
Speed kills, there's no denying this. But there are a plethora of circumstantial factors that are far more serious or significant than just the speed on the dashboard.
Distracted driving is out of control, rampant, disgusting and I'd wager we all see it every day nearly causing an accident or two on your daily commute every day. I see 5-6 significant scenarios a day myself and until that changes this 50 vs 40 debate..... frankly is a joke.
Cell phones, combing hair, eating food with 2 hands, doing makeup, reading a book/news paper, smoking, I see it all every day. These people drive like idiots 90% of the time speed limit or not and these are the people causing accidents in record numbers not the people doing 50 vs 40.
I cant even stand to listen to some of the ward's representatives anymore, they beat this agenda of death and child safety in residential neighborhoods and completely ignore the obvious #1 cause of accidents over the last few years.
I can almost guarantee in 2-3 years this reduction on the limit will fail to mitigate any impact on collision injuries and deaths if reported correctly. Over 80% of the accidents we see today involve distracted driving AND speeding, I'd sooner step onto the road at a crosswalk in front of a car doing 60 in a 50 paying attention vs a car doing 40 in a 40 and texting on their phone.
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