WuzyIreland is adopting a default 30 kmh (19 mph) speed limit in urban areas
Many cities in Switzerland are implementing the same, but there is significant opposition from the rural areas. I hope we will arrive at 30km/h in all urban areas.
Hot take: Rural drivers shouldn’t get a say in how urban roads are designed
It’s not their city. They don’t live in it. They can stay in their town if they don’t like it
They can drive however they want in their villages. But they need to follow our rules when they come to town.
They can drive however they want in their villages
They can’t though, they have to follow rules and speed limits that are set by people not in their villages.
What are you talking about? If Lausanne sets a speed limit of 30 km/hr in Lausanne that does not change the speed limit in Morrens or Bercher or Savigny.
The article literally states that Ireland’s department of transport lowered the default rural road limits for the country in February, that’s exactly the sort of thing I had in mind.
The article literally states that Ireland’s department of transport lowered the default rural road limits for the country in February, that’s exactly the sort of thing I had in mind.
No. The article states that URBAN is speed limit is set at 30km/h. RURAL road is already limited to 60km/h.
RURAL road is already limited to 60km/h.
That is what I said, yes. The point was that rural people in the same country as this urban change have already had their roads affected by people who don’t live near and use said roads.
How are they not affected? No one lives on rural roads. Everyone lives on urban roads. Rural roads are for driving between urban areas.
I don’t know about Ireland, but in a lot of countries a lot of people live along rural roads.
And a lot of people walk or bike along rural roads, they also deserve to live safely.
You’re responding to a comment using Swiss speed limits as an example. Here in Switzerland changes in the speed in an urban area do not cause changes in rural areas.
And you’re commenting in a thread about Ireland, so I used a more relevant example. Nonetheless, I expect even Switzerland has things like country wide default speed limits and has its rural road speed limits set by a group in cities or at least the regional centres rather than each village getting to freely choose its own for the roads around it.
Anyways, I suppose I should thank you for providing more evidence that drivers are selfish morons.