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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
^ That's a silly, fallacious argument."Definitely" -- no, I've never claimed certainty, only that the evidence:
- supports what #-3 and I have said on the subject with respect to reducing speed variance and vehicle conflict.
- does not support the time-savings framing because prevailing speeds already cluster near the proposed limit, nor does it support the assumed, broad behavioural changes upon which such framing hinges.
And yes, traffic engineering is about tradeoffs, which is exactly why reasonable people can disagree.
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The question posed to me was equally as silly so it’s why I responded that way.
Look, agree we can disagree. What would help me get over the hurdle is an independent, engineered assessment of this, that is not at all political in nature. Unfortunately I have no expectation of that with the government.