#speed-limits

#speed-limits

Vehicle insurance companies are going to keep a close watch on whether the Alberta government keeps driving forward with a proposal to increase some highway speed limits to 120 km/h. The province has launched an online survey about increasing the speed limit on upwards of 2,150 kilometres of divided highways in different parts of Alberta. The survey also asks which of the highways should be prioritized for faster speeds. The government plans to begin a trial after the survey closes on Dec. 12.

And no one at Streetsblog has such "stupendous insularity" from the fact that some operators of motorized vehicles represent "a quantum leap" in danger vs. ordinary bicycles. That's why we have long opposed illegal mopeds and car drivers who hide from enforcement - and indeed why I, personally, have done so much enforcing against them. It's also why we believe the motor bike operator should be charged (though the NYPD has not yet done so).

Plans to introduce 20mph speed limits across Barnet have been put out for consultation, focusing on high concern areas identified by residents for safety improvements.

In 1652, New Amsterdam passed what may be North America's first speed limit, reflecting early recognition of the dangers of speed in dense urban environments.

Illich's aphorism: "Beyond a certain speed, motorized vehicles create remoteness which they alone can shrink." This insight challenges the illusion of efficiency provided by high-speed travel.