50 Years Since Nixon's 'National Speed Limit': A Tale of Missed Opportunities - Streetsblog USA
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"As more people connect the dots that higher speeds are a big contributor to our pedestrian safety crisis, we've been able to push states to do the work to lower speeds on streets that they do manage and allow more flexibility on that local and county level," said Leah Shahum, founder of the Vision Zero Network.
Whether it was Nixon's intention or not, increased safety appears to have been a side effect of the lower speed cap.
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