Post AdRm2NqJlatRspas2S by chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
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 (DIR) Post #AdRm2LtR12CLpv2KcS by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
       2024-01-01T12:53:15Z
       
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       20mph limits reduce emissions by 25%20mph limits reduce casualties by 20-30% 20mph limits increase travel choices 20mph limits make little difference to travel times 20mph limits are popular Make 20mph the urban/village normhttps://www.20splenty.org/briefings0% of people die when hit at 23 MPH25% die when hit at 32 MPHNew York Department of Transportation.
       
 (DIR) Post #AdRm2N3kgA2rSCs5L6 by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
       2024-01-01T12:58:02Z
       
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       Research from Seattle, Toronto, and Portland all confirm that simply changing speed limits makes a significant difference in amount of vehicles exceeding limit and fatal & serious injuries that occurPeter KoonceCanadian city of Brossard has installed a new traffic light in a school zone that only turns green for safe drivers. Light is red by default, but turns green when an attached speed camera detects an approaching motor vehicle that’s driving under speed limit.https://mass.streetsblog.org/2023/05/05/steal-this-idea-in-quebec-a-new-traffic-light-only-turns-green-for-safe-drivers/
       
 (DIR) Post #AdRm2NqJlatRspas2S by chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
       2024-01-02T20:20:42Z
       
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       @gerrymcgovern @MattFerrel what a great idea!
       
 (DIR) Post #AdRm2NuZVmIQ61aGfY by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
       2024-01-01T12:53:42Z
       
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       “Today I met with officials in Helsinki, which has had a ~75% drop in road deaths over the last thirty years (including recent years with no ped/cyclist deaths at all),” David Zipper, a visiting Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School wrote in 2022.Me: “How much of a role has IT played in reducing crashes?”City official: “Zero. We simply slowed down cars.”They cut speed limits, changed street design, removed space for cars and generally made life harder for motorists. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/16/how-helsinki-and-oslo-cut-pedestrian-deaths-to-zero
       
 (DIR) Post #AdRm2OjcRz84eLT2Ei by rbos@mastodon.novylen.net
       2024-01-02T20:39:22Z
       
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       @chris Unfortunately, turns out they got overridden by the provincial government.https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-scraps-brossard-traffic-light-that-rewards-good-driving-says-it-wasn-t-consulted-1.6456678@gerrymcgovern @MattFerrel
       
 (DIR) Post #AdRm2QcbR2hmVACSZs by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
       2024-01-01T12:55:22Z
       
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       2021, Brussels introduced a 30 km/h (18 mph) citywide speed limit. Within one year, overall speeds decreased 9%, collisions 22%, fatalities 50%, and traffic noise up to 50% (depending on the surface). Journey times by car were identical or even slightly shorter.Melissa & Chris BruntlettOctober 2021 survey for Welsh Government 80% supported the government plan to reduce the national urban speed limit from 30mph (50km/h) to 20mph (30km/h). 54% were strongly in favour.https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2021-07/traffic-orders-and-20mph-public-attitudes-survey.pdf
       
 (DIR) Post #AdRm2QdJOPGwXMX1gO by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
       2024-01-01T12:55:56Z
       
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       Road traffic collisions fell in Edinburgh by 30% in the 36 months after the 20mph policy’s introduction, with an attendant 31% drop in casualties, while the percentage of residents cycling at least once a week has gradually increased. For every 1mph fall in speed, the research indicates a 5% reduction in accidents, while those accidents which do occur at lower speeds result in less severe injuries. https://www.thenational.scot/news/20666242.edinburgh-led-scotland-say-speed-limit-campaigners/