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-up1508arrow-down18
arrow-up1500arrow-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-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 hours agoHmm. Does Amsterdam do much with busses? A limit like that would apply to them too.
minus-squareTeepo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 hours agoAmsterdam also has a metro system.
minus-squareKornblumenratte@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 hours agoWithin the city center and within neighbourhoods, traffic does not move faster than 30 anyways.
minus-squareEk-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·14 hours agoBusses and trams often have their own lanes where they can go the speed they want
minus-squareRexWrexWrecks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down9·14 hours agoWell that makes sense. You’re much less likely to die when hit by a speeding bus than a slow car.
minus-squareEk-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoI don’t think you understand what good infrastructure looks like, if you manage to get hit by a bus in Amsterdam you really fucked up. There are literally millions of drunk tourists here every year and they’re fine.
Hmm. Does Amsterdam do much with busses? A limit like that would apply to them too.
Amsterdam also has a metro system.
Within the city center and within neighbourhoods, traffic does not move faster than 30 anyways.
Busses and trams often have their own lanes where they can go the speed they want
Well that makes sense.
You’re much less likely to die when hit by a speeding bus than a slow car.
I don’t think you understand what good infrastructure looks like, if you manage to get hit by a bus in Amsterdam you really fucked up.
There are literally millions of drunk tourists here every year and they’re fine.