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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they can already, there is no “minimal max speed” limit
Depends the jurisdiction. In many places in the US there is a minimum speed to prevent traffic from bottlenecking.
In residential roads?
What does US have to do with this?