"Fuel use increases significantly at higher speeds, so even a relatively small reduction can result in noticeable savings," he stated. He added that lowering motorway speeds could improve fuel efficiency by around 10%, depending on the vehicle.
Despite comments from the premier and mayor, the TTC won't yet commit to an opening date for the Line 5 LRT. But that's just one unanswered question about the long-awaited and long-delayed Eglinton line. Transit experts and advocates say, along with an official opening date, there are other details they're looking for if Line 5 is to have a smoother opening than the rocky first few weeks of Line 6 on Finch West.
Arizona's state government is currently considering H.B. 2059, also known as the RAPID Act, a law that would remove speed limits from certain stretches of the state's roads. According to the wording of the bill, these would be "derestricted speed zone where no maximum speed limit applies to motor vehicles that are not commercial vehicles." This wouldn't be a round-the-clock condition, though - the lack of a speed limit would begin half an hour before sunrise and end half an hour after sunset.
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).
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.
