Spoiler it is 30km/h. After that noise and injury risk/severity shoot up. It is the compromise speed.
In the next city where i live and the smaller almost cities around it, all side roads are 30km/h for a few years now. Some people seem to really hate it, and i kinda get why, when you drive there or live there and out of habit go 50 and get fined, it's hella expensive. But i'm super happy with it. 30 is plenty
Doing >30mph on side roads sounds reckless to me! Glad we've got 20 here.
km/h =/= mph
30 km/h is effectively 20mph.
I am aware of that. I was referring to the people habitually doing 50kmph in side streets.
Also in many european cities you won't get somewhere faster even if you try, so 30 is definitely a kind of sweet spot.
Most American cities you won't get there faster either, for all the reasons laid out in the video.
Babe wake up, another NJB video just drop
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