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Japan to lower residential road speed limit from 60 to 30 kph
(www.japantimes.co.jp)
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The problem is also that likely no one did 60, but rather close to 70.
So for everyone thinking 30 is too low, do not fret, people will just drive 40 anyhow and that is not too slow.
Definitely. If you're not going the "customary" 10 over, people will often ride right on your ass everywhere I've driven in Japan.
Edit: I can't grammar today
Actual 10 over or 10 over the speedometer?
What?
I don't understand the question. What I meant was, if the sign says 30, most people are doing at lead 39-40 (some up to 49).
Speedometers show more, in many countries by law. The actual speed is thus lower. Depending on the car und the tires, real 50 can be shown as nearly 60. There are still speeding people, but when driving the real velocity that is actually not so often.
i think they're alluding to how speedometers are generally made to display a couple units above true speed? but I'm not sure why
Our vehicle inspections (3rd year for new vehicles otherwise every 2 years) in Japan strictly test the speedo, but I guess I don't know for sure that they aren't letting it display faster than reality.
Not in Switzerland, hehe.
Yeah, they should've enforced a 20kmph or even 10kmph rule.
Yeah a lot of people will be going over the 60 and just get into crazy dangerous speeds when they need to be alert and cautious. My area is 30 and some people are very clearly hitting like 50-60 and it makes me want to chase their cars down but I’d never catch up, cos they’re going so god damned fast. Allowing 60 is going to invite some massive twats to hit 80