Road safety activists and some states are pushing to depart from a longstanding rule that sets speed limits in the United States based largely on how fast drivers actually travel.
I think if you want slower drivers, you have to narrow the roadways and/or add perceived obstacles. People tend to drive the speed at which they feel safest, regardless of what’s on the sign. So, if you make them feel less safe at speed, they’ll slow down without even complaining about how slow they’re “being forced” to go.
I think if you want slower drivers, you have to narrow the roadways and/or add perceived obstacles. People tend to drive the speed at which they feel safest, regardless of what’s on the sign. So, if you make them feel less safe at speed, they’ll slow down without even complaining about how slow they’re “being forced” to go.