Research suggests the scheme may be more popular than thought, with consultations dominated by a loud minority

Even with the caveats about limited data and untangling causation and correlation, the statistics are striking: the first year of a scheme in Wales where the speed limit on urban roads was lowered to 20mph resulted in about 100 fewer people killed or seriously injured.

  • PhoenixzEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Which always makes me wonder why, if it’s so nice, this isn’t done everywhere

    • Car@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Costs money to rip and replace existing infrastructure. Counties and cities with less income can’t afford to make such drastic changes unless it’s a higher priority than the other 25 things that need funding