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TeamMisha t1_j1vjz2n wrote

Reply to comment by No_Tax5256 in Speed cameras often nab vehicle owned by NYC council’s transportation chairperson: Report by mowotlarx

The speed limit is based on science and engineering, not feelings, you can read more about this research based approach here: https://nacto.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2011PedestrianRiskVsSpeed.pdf

25 mph is somewhat of a sweet spot to reduce the risk of death down to 10%.
> The average adjusted, standardized risk of death reached 10% at an impact speed of 23 mph, 25% at 32 mph, 50% at 42 mph, 75% at 50 mph, and 90% at 58 mph

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Psychological-Net94 t1_j1x0fi1 wrote

fuck that shit people in france rioted over this shit because it sucks

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TeamMisha t1_j1z6n4p wrote

Too bad I guess, the law was passed and is here to stay. If you hate it so bad you may enjoy southwestern rural communities that do not have pedestrians such that you need to slow down at all. Actually not even that far, LI and NJ too

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No_Tax5256 t1_j1vos5q wrote

Should we lower the speed of the subway trains to 10 MPH to lower deaths? There were 137 pedestrians killed by motor-vehicle accidents in 2014 when Vision Zero went into effect. There were 123 pedestrians killed in 2021. There has been virtually no difference since all of this nonsense with the speed limit and speeding cameras started.

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TeamMisha t1_j1z69l5 wrote

Do pedestrians cross in front of subways regularly? Even you must understand why that is a bogus comparison come on man.

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No_Tax5256 t1_j1z8z8r wrote

If pedestrians follow traffic regulations, they are generally crossing infront of stopped cars. People fall or get pushed infront of subway tracks all the time. You also have people exploring subway tracks. The top post in the micromobility sub this week is some guy riding his bicycle on the subway tracks.

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TeamMisha t1_j20wwnq wrote

You're gonna compare legal crosswalks, meant for people to use, over people getting pushed in front of trains? What? I cannot follow your logic lmao. There are crosswalks in this city with over 1,000 crossings PER HOUR but you're gonna compare that to maybe a few dozen encounters of people on tracks a year? Please try to understand the context idk what else to say.

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jm14ed t1_j1vr81r wrote

Probably because the idiots who are killing pedestrians are not smart enough to control their speed. Are you one of them?

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