the real answer to question “why people speed” is someplace closer to “why was this neighbourhood road designed like a freeway”. Another is “why is it safe to have virtually no speed limits on Autobahns?”. I mean people act on environmental queues - from the size of lanes to what speed fellow motorists are observing. Just pinning it on individuals is incorrect. HOWEVER there are entitled arseholes out there who will totally ride jour read bumper at high speed because they need to pass you only to turn off at nearest exit.
“why was this neighbourhood road designed like a freeway”
The stroad by my house is five lanes wide with a 45mph speed limit but still has crosswalks that nobody can use because it’s a five lane road with people doing 45mph and many people have already been killed crossing. So many that children are bussed from the school across the road because it’s too dangerous to even have a crossing guard.
You read that right: Kids who live less than 200 feet from the school can’t walk there because the road is too dangerous.
And we can’t get the speed limit lowered because it’s a state highway and the state says it has to be 45 and the local community has no say in it.
the real answer to question “why people speed” is someplace closer to “why was this neighbourhood road designed like a freeway”. Another is “why is it safe to have virtually no speed limits on Autobahns?”. I mean people act on environmental queues - from the size of lanes to what speed fellow motorists are observing. Just pinning it on individuals is incorrect. HOWEVER there are entitled arseholes out there who will totally ride jour read bumper at high speed because they need to pass you only to turn off at nearest exit.
The stroad by my house is five lanes wide with a 45mph speed limit but still has crosswalks that nobody can use because it’s a five lane road with people doing 45mph and many people have already been killed crossing. So many that children are bussed from the school across the road because it’s too dangerous to even have a crossing guard.
You read that right: Kids who live less than 200 feet from the school can’t walk there because the road is too dangerous.
And we can’t get the speed limit lowered because it’s a state highway and the state says it has to be 45 and the local community has no say in it.
And people wonder why I hate authority.
Wide lines! luxurious!