Wuzy@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 days agoIreland is adopting a default 30 kmh (19 mph) speed limit in urban areaswww.thejournal.ieexternal-linkmessage-square112fedilinkarrow-up1507arrow-down18
arrow-up1499arrow-down1external-linkIreland is adopting a default 30 kmh (19 mph) speed limit in urban areaswww.thejournal.ieWuzy@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square112fedilink
minus-squareWanderingThoughts@europe.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoOne of the considerations was cars getting bigger and heavier, making changes for bad accidents with pedestrians and cyclists higher. To compensate, speed is brought down to even things out. That push for large SUVs has some downsides.
One of the considerations was cars getting bigger and heavier, making changes for bad accidents with pedestrians and cyclists higher. To compensate, speed is brought down to even things out. That push for large SUVs has some downsides.