• teuniac_@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    Not so great for people walking or cycling though. Higher speeds mean more serious and fatal collisions.

    Where these modes of transport mix, 20mph is becoming the default choice in western European countries, there is a global declaration on this. If roads feel like they’re made for higher streets: that’s bad infrastructure design.

    https://www.fiafoundation.org/news/stockholm-declaration-focuses-on-reducing-urban-speed

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      16 hours ago

      No one is traveling on a bicycle or walking here. These roads are empty, there’s nothing there. I live in one of the most rural places in the country (United States).

      It was seriously 20 miles straight with no houses, wide road, 25 mph. In residential areas there are still 25 mph speed limits.

      On our 4 lane road, bicycles are not allowed, yet the speed limit was only 35-40.

      Where there are sidewalks, the speed limit is 25 mph. If there are buildings, 25 mph.

      Empty roads with nothing but fucking trees should not be 25 mph.

      In all of my years driving on those roads, I don’t even think I’ve ever seen a bicycle. A couple of those tiny, slow motorcycles, maybe. I guess they call them scooters

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        14 hours ago

        And why do you think this is the case? Could it possibly be because the infrastructure is completely designed for cars, and using anything else is just not safe so you’d have to be a madman to go with these options?

        Imran sure, I get rural, cars are good for rural areas, but not for towns etc.

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          9 hours ago

          Well, I mean, if a person wants to ride a bike 40 miles for 4 1/2 hours to the nearest Walmart I’m sure they could.

          About 4,500 people live here and most of them have cars or they’re stuck.

          We have public transit but about 30 people use it. My neighbor said it’s a 2.5 hour ordeal to go to the post office when he could be there and back in 20 minutes in a car. He got old and lost his license.