Mature response you got there. You fail to realize that “significant number” is a subjective term. The fatality difference between 25 and 30 mph is 8%. Only one study in this sample is valid and it’s terribly outdated so doesn’t account for newer vehicle safety features, such as auto brake. None of the data was collected in NYC either. Regardless, it doesn’t take a genius to know that higher speed means harder impact and greater injury. I’m saying it’s cost benefit. Why not make the limit 10 mph then? That would decrease severe injury/ fatality even more, right? But then delivery trucks wouldn’t make it around the city, school buses wouldn’t arrive on time, etc. Like I said, cost benefit. 15-25 mph in a school zone during school hours? I’m in agreement given the risk there. But major roads after hours? Assuming drivers are obeying red lights/ stop signs and pedestrians are obeying walking signals, the benefit of a drastically lowered speed limit becomes negligible in all aspects except generating revenue.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for school zone cameras during school hours. But the recent legislation removing time restrictions on them is a cash grab. I’m sure people will argue 25 is a safer speed limit at all hours. But if it’s not necessary, it causes more backup at lights and intersections because fewer cars are flowing through a given time within those zones.

I’ve witnessed someone get run off the sidewalk because of a bike speeding through the sidewalk. Same for bikers not obeying traffic lights specifically for regulating bikes! Took millions to implement bike lanes and new traffic lights and still, no accountability.

This sub is so anti car and full of people who don’t understand why a car is even necessary. Got elderly parents who live outside the 5 boroughs? Literally cheaper for me to drive around and drop off their groceries than paying a service for them. Drivers have long accepted a “car tax” in NYC but in recent years it’s really gotten out of hand.

This sub is almost entirely anti-car. The limit could easily be 30 or 35 instead of 25 and likely wouldn’t result in a significant number of increased pedestrian fatalities. It would just result in decreased revenue for the city. Meanwhile there’s no accountability for pedestrians, bikers, motorized scooters, and whatever other method of transportation the city will make available to create more chaos. Why? Because you can’t fine a bike via camera monitoring.