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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 measure is aimed at reducing accidents in urban areas with heavy pedestrian traffic and narrow streets, marking a major shift in the country’s traffic rules as these roads account for around 70% of all ordinary roads nationwide.

[...] above [30 kph] the risk of pedestrians suffering fatal injuries in accidents is said to spike.

[...]

The aim of the speed limit change “is to prevent accidents by stopping dangerous driving, such as failing to slow down even on busy streets”

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[-] hikaru755@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago

The car at its lowest power still wants to exceed 30

Is... there a /s missing here? Because if not, that sounds like an issue with your car to be honest. I've never driven a car that had an issue keeping 30 steadily

[-] chris@l.roofo.cc 9 points 1 day ago

I just set my cruise control to 30 kph and cruise along. No jerkiness. Just sometimes people riding my ass that can't do 30 apparently.

[-] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 day ago

i don't have cruise control

[-] chris@l.roofo.cc 3 points 1 day ago

My foot works as well.

[-] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 day ago

see my other comments...

[-] raze2012@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

There's always a few people in speed limit conversations outing themselves. Do they lack the concept of riding on your breaks? How do they navigate a parking lot where you're very likely limited to 15kph?

[-] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de -2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

i can't ride my breaks, as soon as I touch the brake pedal, a minimum amount of regen immediately activates. I could drive very easily at 30 with my old manual petrol car. I'm not a (complete) idiot.

edit: it's a chinese car. Their minimum is 40. s40? easy. 30? hell

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