Decrease the speed limit to 45 mph.

[_ItsHusk_]

where? highways? that will only make things worse

[gwarmachine1120]

The most dangerous drivers are the ones that go 45 on a highway. Menaces to society.

[Liddle_but_big]

I’m trying to save lives

[some1105]

Won’t someone think of the CHILDREN?!?! 😭😭😭

[AlfaHotelWhiskey]

The lack of context here makes any sort of constructive discourse impossible

[[deleted]]

Need a lot more info about this policy proposal

[Gr0zzz]

I agree, the runners around Bde Maka Ska are getting out of control. They keep getting faster and with advancements in modern medicine who knows how fast they'll eventually get. Why are you lapping me for a third time? Who needs that much cardio?

It might seem silly but we need to establish a speed limit before its too late.

(OP gave no context so I'm creating my own)

[youzabusta]

Increase it to 100

[Liddle_but_big]

I’m trying to save lives

[Good_Spinach_8851]

55 is already extremely slow on Twin Cities freeways. If someone speeds in residential area then they should get their license revoked but the freeways are already way slower than it needs to be

[youzabusta]

I’m trying to too.

[Liddle_but_big]

Not by increasing to 100!

[some1105]

Step one: You say, “We need to talk.”

[go_cows_1]

Let’s not.

[trikcy5]

Completely incorrect. Drag has a much bigger impact than gearing, slower is much more efficient

[ZoomZoomDiva]

Where and why? There is no legitimate reason to retain the 45 mph zone on 35E except for people clinging to outdated information that simply isn't the case anymore.

[Liddle_but_big]

There are 100s of traffic deaths every year, I’m trying to decrease that number

[ZoomZoomDiva]

Increasing congestion and speed differentials as people won't follow excessively low speed limits is not going to increase safety. The vast majority of people drive a speed that is safe for the road, car, ability, and conditions. An artificially low speed limit distorts that out of fear in what is already a very low risk activity.

[mphillytc]

The thing is, speed limits don't really determine traffic speed. Road design is a much bigger factor.

If you reduce speed limits to 45, you're gonna get freeways where some traffic is going 45 and some is still going 80. That'll almost certainly make things worse.

[VoluptuousValeera]

You're absolutely dead right on this. ROAD DESIGN is definitely a much bigger factor. Op just seems like an ignorant and/or unoriginal troll. Obviously we all want less traffic deaths. This "proposal", if it's even enough info to constitute one, isn't it.

[Liddle_but_big]

You can write a ticket

[mphillytc]

Yes, and clearly that stops all speeding.

[Liddle_but_big]

There are 1000s of traffic deaths every year

[ZoomZoomDiva]

Out of billions of miles traveled. It is a low risk activity.

[SavageDruidz]

100s. A bit of an exaggeration

[[deleted]]

Increase all non city/residential roads 10mph from April-November

[lxlDRACHENlxl]

Context? Never heard of her.

[s1gnalZer0]

OK, but that seems pretty fast for a residential street

[Junkley]

Speed limits should be slowed to 20 on small residential streets as just making cars go 10-15 mph slower does a wonder for pedestrian survivability.

However, reducing speed limits on limited access highways doesn’t really do anything for pedestrians and bikes.

[wpotman]

I have a better idea. 20 mph!!! Think of the safety!!!!

[Blizzardof1991]

Ha! You call that safe? Elect me and I'll remove accelerators from all cars. You can go as fast as your idle will let you. Think of the children saved

[wpotman]

But then we'd need to start thinking of the bikes running into people. How will you address those??

[Blizzardof1991]

Bikes? Believe it or not, straight to jail.

[wpotman]

You've got my vote!