D.C. to Dangerous Drivers: We Will Slow You Down! — Streetsblog USA
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Dangerous drivers would be forced to slow down thanks to in-car technology under a first-in-the-nation bill that just passed in Washington, D.C.
  • psud@lemmy.worldEnglish
    91·
    5 months ago

    It’s better when they slow them down with road design, rather than waiting for them to be caught and fitting a speed limiter (which presumably won’t stop them going highway speeds in residential streets)

    • scoobford@lemmy.zipEnglish
      21·
      5 months ago

      Are there any speed limiting road designs that do not cause horrible traffic backups? Because all the ones we have here do.

      I am legitimately asking. Our urban planning is atrocious here.

      • psud@lemmy.worldEnglish
        81·
        5 months ago

        That’s a feature, not a bug. The trick is there needs to be alternatives that aren’t slowed by the same traffic

        You make driving slower, people take the tram, or ride a bike

        • scoobford@lemmy.zipEnglish
          1·
          5 months ago

          I literally live in a city with no public transit whatsoever. The only alternative are some sidewalks, which nobody uses due to the climate and distances involved.