• grue@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You seem to be under the impression that changing the speed limit sign is “better than nothing.”

    It’s not.

    It is, in fact, worse than nothing because having half the drivers comply with the lower speed limit and having half not creates a mix of speeds that’s even more dangerous than if everybody just drove at the same higher speed.

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      1 year ago

      I’m dubious and don’t care enough to take the time. whatever mr traffic engineer, I guess we just can’t have nice communities because it’s even worse to TRY.

      do you have any idea how pathetic it sounds? like a cult of apathy, doing anything is GOING TO COST MONEY genius… and even if it doesn’t work perfectly, it’s still better to try than throw your hands up in the air and accept dead pedestrians all the time.

      you do you tho.

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          1 year ago

          oh now they’re scientists? even though they’ve referenced no facts, zero studies, but hey, let’s just make shit up ffs

          I can’t decide which is more pitiful - him lying about being a traffic expert, or your blind assumption that he’s RIGHT because he’s lied about being a traffic expert.

          goddamn, what a huge bucket of dumb.