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The measure is aimed at reducing accidents in urban areas with heavy pedestrian traffic and narrow streets, marking a major shift in the country’s traffic rules as these roads account for around 70% of all ordinary roads nationwide.

[…] above [30 kph] the risk of pedestrians suffering fatal injuries in accidents is said to spike.

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The aim of the speed limit change “is to prevent accidents by stopping dangerous driving, such as failing to slow down even on busy streets”

  • vrighter@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    417·
    2 days ago

    it is extremely hard to drive at 30 kmh. The car at its lowest power still wants to exceed 30, so it’s accelerator, regen, accelerator, regen… very jerky ride

    • hikaru755@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      2 days ago

      The car at its lowest power still wants to exceed 30

      Is… there a /s missing here? Because if not, that sounds like an issue with your car to be honest. I’ve never driven a car that had an issue keeping 30 steadily

      • chris@l.roofo.ccEnglish
        9·
        2 days ago

        I just set my cruise control to 30 kph and cruise along. No jerkiness. Just sometimes people riding my ass that can’t do 30 apparently.

      • raze2012@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        2 days ago

        There’s always a few people in speed limit conversations outing themselves. Do they lack the concept of riding on your breaks? How do they navigate a parking lot where you’re very likely limited to 15kph?

        • vrighter@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
          13·
          2 days ago

          i can’t ride my breaks, as soon as I touch the brake pedal, a minimum amount of regen immediately activates. I could drive very easily at 30 with my old manual petrol car. I’m not a (complete) idiot.

          edit: it’s a chinese car. Their minimum is 40. s40? easy. 30? hell

    • Eheran@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      2 days ago

      So according to your other comments this is a problem with your Chinese car simply being shit at driving slow? And you know that based on experience with your previous car? What exactly is the comment supposed to tell us? While I still find it unrealistic that you can not simply drive slower with that car, even if I accept that we know it is specifically an issue with that car. Who else drives such a shit car? Will they update their car to allow smooth slow driving? Who knows, but the legislature sure should not care about such nonsense when lowering the speed limit to make spaces saver.