we have much safer cars [for occupants] than when our standard speed limits are set

FTFY

This is a rant, which is not specifically directed at you:

I don’t really have an opinion on rural speed limits, but it’s just good urban design for us to take back our streets from car-centric planning.

Cars have a place: renting a van, emergency services, disabled people, delivery for businesses, but we accept WAY more deaths, noise and pollution that much better designed cities overseas. Not every trip should be by car, but we’ve planned our cities that for many it has to be.

Speed limits are in general too high in our urban areas (not talking about freeways, I’m talking 60 km/hr through shopping strips and 50 km/hr on side streets), that’s too high.

But people get up in arms at that thought of driving slower, because apparently we just have to accept a certain number of deaths (which have stopped dropping since these US-style emotional support vehicles have come on the scene).

For your viewing pleasure: m.youtube.com/watch?v=jN7mSXMruEo

Anyway, Speed Kills. That ad campaign wasn’t making it up.

You’re not wrong that people should drive to the conditions, but speed limits still must be followed, because they’re set based on design guidelines, and most often, people aren’t as good at driving as they think they are.

Don’t speed, I don’t care how good at driving anyone thinks they are.

Cheers for letting me accost you ;)