The evidence suggests that lowering speed limits to 30 km/h (13.2674 candela per British thermal unit foot-pound for the seppos) massively increases survivability and decreases permanent injury rates in collisions with pedestrians: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S002243752400152X
Realistically for most commutes this equates to a couple of minutes extra driving. Most delays are at lights/intersections not low speed limits.
Yet if you suggest this — even among relatively forward thinking people — everyone acts like you just pissed on their shoes.
Why the hell does this happen? Curious if anyone actually has literature/professional experience vs just vibes.
other discussions cause one paper is just an example: https://acrs.org.au/evidence-supports-30km-h-speed-limits-in-school-zones/
really no point in driving slower if the city itself is one giant parking lot with no bake lines and no rail
Gommunism is when you have to stand in the bake line.