minus-squarebreadsanta@lemmy.worldtoFuck Cars@lemmy.world•American Drivers Think Speeding Is Okay Because Everyone Else Is Doing ItlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 day agoIn my US state of Texas, speed studies set the speed limit based on a 85th percentile rule. They assume that people will basically ignore the speed limit and drive the speed they feel is safe. That’s why we have highways with 85 mph speed limits. https://www.txdot.gov/safety/driving-laws/speed-limits/speed-zone-studies.html linkfedilink
In my US state of Texas, speed studies set the speed limit based on a 85th percentile rule. They assume that people will basically ignore the speed limit and drive the speed they feel is safe. That’s why we have highways with 85 mph speed limits.
https://www.txdot.gov/safety/driving-laws/speed-limits/speed-zone-studies.html