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Originally Posted by GGG
The Montana data that showed a fatality increase was not statically significant
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I guess I overstated my stance.
But my intent was more to refute the frequently unfounded claims that lower speed limits = safer roads. Its taken for granted as true without any burden of proof, and what limited data there is seems to swing against that premise.
[This is opinion] I think people will generally drive at the speed they feel comfortable driving at on a given road, and if you want slower roads where incidents are lower impact, you should build narrower roads with more lines and cross walks that encourage slower driving. Artificially lowering the speed of roads with speed limits that don't match the flow of traffic just feels unsafe to me. I also think if want safer pedestrians, you should start be widening side walks where you have narrowed the road, and making well defined crosswalks. All of that should come long before this lunacy.