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The Wrong Way to Set Speed Limits [ST06]
Not Just Bikes · Sep 6, 2021 · 11m 9s
What this video covers
Not Just Bikes explains how North American speed limits are set and why posted limits matter far less than street design. It argues that drivers follow the road's cues, so safe speeds have to be built into the street.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
Recommended again and again in traffic-safety threads as an eye-opener on road design versus posted limits and driver behavior.
10.5recommendation score
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- recommendation months
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Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“that profoundly affected my opinion on this stuff.”
“it really opened my eyes on the relationship between rules and actual behavior.”
“This video is all I think of when this discussion comes up now”