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[andrewducker]

From the observation last night in conversation with Lilian that people complain about speed cameras all the time, but you rarely hear anyone saying that the actual limit should be raised.

Note for for'n types - speeds are in MPH.

[Poll #1257772]

Comments

[chuma.livejournal.com]

Not in a big city though, unless you make ALL roads in the city 20mph, in which case you get more congestion at peak times, slower traffic throughput and a range of other problems. Basically it boils down to whether you think avoiding accidents is more important that havign a functioning road system and town.

[johncoxon.livejournal.com]

I concur. I think 30mph is the ideal balance between preventing serious accidents and preventing complete lockup.

[andrewducker]

Big cities you have roads which are clearly there for higher speed travel (London Road, Leith Walk, Lothian Road), and ones that are purely urban (my street, for instance). I'd be fine with higher speed limits on the travel roads, and lower ones on the backstreets. 20MPH on my street would seem just fine to me. It'd be silly for Leith Walk (well, once the construction's finished)