- blazera ( @blazera@kbin.social ) 90•1 year ago
Speed limits dont work, road design determines how fast people go.
- Vegoon ( @Vegoon@feddit.de ) 60•1 year ago
A section of the A24 was limited to 130 kmph for 20 years to reduce accidents. Because the reduction the speed limit was lifted early this year. Now there are 8% more accidents with injury and 42% more injured. Politicians call now to make it possible to limit the section again.
- oʍʇǝuoǝnu ( @nueonetwo@lemmy.ca ) 29•1 year ago
For highway lowering the speed may be effective but lowering the speed limit from 50 to 30 won’t stop drivers from going 50 unless the road is designed for lower speeds. So long as lanes are wide and there are little obstructions for drivers to worry about hitting, such as bumpouts, boulevards, etc., they will go as fast as they feel comfortable unless there is a cop behind them.
Edit: 50kmh to 30kmh I don’t know what that is in freedom miles
- blazera ( @blazera@kbin.social ) 7•1 year ago
it looks like it’s designed for pretty extreme speeds
- shrugal ( @shrugal@lemm.ee ) 4•1 year ago
Unlike the average driver.
- Zerush ( @Zerush@lemmy.ml ) 5•1 year ago
High gasoline prices also influence the average speed on the highways. The vast majority of people do not usually go faster than 120, many even less.
- miss_brainfart ( @miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml ) 1•1 year ago
Idk, I’m seeing plenty of people here for whom gasoline is evidently not expensive enough yet
- Zerush ( @Zerush@lemmy.ml ) 2•1 year ago
That is the problem, people with high end cars have enough money to pay an expensive fuel. Apart with an industry which mostly expensive high end E-cars, the high fuel prices only affect the people wich don’t have money for such cars.
- miss_brainfart ( @miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml ) 1•1 year ago
Well the funny part is that it’s not even people in high-end cars that I’m seeing
- Zerush ( @Zerush@lemmy.ml ) 2•1 year ago
I was referring to those who go 300 on the highway, difficult for those with an old Ford Fiesta.
Speaking as an American here… could we NOT park cars in the left lane. I’ve seen enough habits of drivers in other countries where the left lane is exclusively for passing, it’s so simple and superior for traffic but Americans be dumb selfish shits behind the wheel.
- Flumsy ( @Flumsy@feddit.de ) 1•1 year ago
PARKING in the left lane? The hell? Isnt parking in any lane forbidden? Especially on a highway?
It’s a phrase some people use. Specifically prevalent in California. “Parking their Ass in the left lane” Means somebody driving in the left lane at 10mph below the speed limit.
- Ravi ( @Ravi@feddit.de ) 21•1 year ago
We don’t have enough signs to make a speed limit happen - Volker Wissing, German minster of transit (Sadly not a joke: source)
- MonkderZweite ( @MonkderZweite@feddit.ch ) 3•1 year ago
Then, uh, get more?
- Ravi ( @Ravi@feddit.de ) 3•1 year ago
Or just say: limit is 130 km/h and remove every sign saying 130 and higher. But that would all be too easy.
- Inktvip ( @Inktvip@lemm.ee ) 3•1 year ago
Was gonna say, before the Dutch did that stunt with time dependent speed limits the ‘unlimited’ sign just meant 130kph. At the border would be a sign explaining this and that’s that.
- Ravi ( @Ravi@feddit.de ) 4•1 year ago
The FDP target group are above average people that enjoy fast expensive cars and that’s exactly what there politics are about. They are pretty much the only party pushing Porsches e-fuels in whole europe and keeping all incentives for the car lobby up and running.
- Barttier ( @barttier@feddit.de ) 20•1 year ago
Hey, we have strikt rules on a highway! For example if you’re driving slower than everybody else and your IQ is under 70 you are prohibited to drive on the right lane even if it’s empty.
Laughing in german…
- Knusper ( @Knusper@feddit.de ) 12•1 year ago
Don’t go faster than the speed of light (optional).
- the_seven_sins ( @the_seven_sins@feddit.de ) 11•1 year ago
Fun fact: Germany is about average when it comes to road safety in Europe, which is still impressing since we’ve got the highest traffic density.
- BachenBenno ( @BachenBenno@feddit.de ) 7•1 year ago
Biggest laugh I had in a long time I am crying omg
You’re welcome.
- JokeDeity ( @JokeDeity@lemm.ee ) 6•1 year ago
I want to know more about the top picture, anyone know the source?
- Lalaz4 ( @Lalaz4@kbin.social ) 5•1 year ago
Anything above the speed limit is illegal.
tallinn, estonia: yellow stop what’s that
- TWeaK ( @TWeaK@lemm.ee ) English3•1 year ago
If we get high enough the sound barrier will be at highway speeds.
- Bene7rddso ( @Bene7rddso@feddit.de ) 1•1 year ago
True, but if you’re high you shoukdn’t drive
- SubArcticTundra ( @SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml ) 3•1 year ago
130 km/h is a slow sound barrier
- stebo02 ( @stebo02@sopuli.xyz ) 3•1 year ago
it’s not a limit
- ursakhiin ( @ursakhiin@beehaw.org ) 3•1 year ago
From Texas. I’m actually kinda surprised to hear how slow people are driving there. Our perspective is largely that the Autobahn is generally people driving closer to 160km/h.
We have roads here that are limited to 136km/h. So it’s kinda surprising to find out that most Autobahn drivers aren’t breaking that speed.
- Flumsy ( @Flumsy@feddit.de ) 2•1 year ago
You just drive at how fast feels safe to you. On an empty Autobahn (or on workdays where traffic is usually faster because people driving at that time are more experienced) they do go 150-200 km/h. (90mph - 125mph) But not in the middle lane on a Sunday afternoon…
I personally feel comfortable up until about 150km/h
- SubArcticTundra ( @SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml ) 1•1 year ago
I’ve heard that Texas has some of the highest speed limits in the US as well don’t you?
- ursakhiin ( @ursakhiin@beehaw.org ) 1•1 year ago
Our max is 85mph (~136kmph) in some areas. I think that’s the highest in the US.