10-07-2015, 09:23 AM
There are so many ways in which slower traffic improves the quality of life in the neighbourhoods it's passing through. If you've ever lived in an urban neighbourhood that experiences rat-running, you could probably identify a few.
Slower traffic is also exponentially (literally) safer than fast traffic. Occasionally, cars hit people, and a slower car is a lot less likely to kill that person when it happens. A car traveling at 50 kilometres per hour is many times more likely to kill someone than a car traveling at 30 kilometres per hour, and a lot less likely to avoid the collision in the first place.
Slower traffic is also exponentially (literally) safer than fast traffic. Occasionally, cars hit people, and a slower car is a lot less likely to kill that person when it happens. A car traveling at 50 kilometres per hour is many times more likely to kill someone than a car traveling at 30 kilometres per hour, and a lot less likely to avoid the collision in the first place.