okwithmydecay@leminal.space to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 months agoCut UK speed limits to reduce Iran war impact on consumers, thinktank urgeswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down14
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minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down8·2 months agoGoing slower will just make congestion worse, cars spending more time on the road means more cars on the road at the same time. This just sounds like a cynical way to make more money from speeding fines.
minus-squareFlamekebab@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoIf the average speed of congested traffic is already below 20mph, how do you figure?
minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoTraffic that isn’t congested could become congested. Also half of congested traffic will be above average.
minus-squareFlamekebab@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoThat assumes that the congestion is caused by the speed at which the cars travel, which it basically never is.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoLOL, so raising speed limits will end traffic? and we’ve been wasting money building new highways this whole time!
Going slower will just make congestion worse, cars spending more time on the road means more cars on the road at the same time.
This just sounds like a cynical way to make more money from speeding fines.
If the average speed of congested traffic is already below 20mph, how do you figure?
Traffic that isn’t congested could become congested. Also half of congested traffic will be above average.
That assumes that the congestion is caused by the speed at which the cars travel, which it basically never is.
LOL, so raising speed limits will end traffic? and we’ve been wasting money building new highways this whole time!