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”

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    idk why people writing “kilos per hour” pisses me off so much. 1000 what per hour? Surely any other letter makes more sense to remove than the actual unit??
    Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.

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      21 hours ago

      That’s the USA for you, they have MPH so no way they use something as serious as km/h, gotta USify that.

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      21 hours ago

      Yes because when talking about cars I’m sure he was referring to 1000 kilograms per hour. Use your skills of inference.