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[–] dreugeworst@lemmy.ml 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

what is crazy is 45mph stroads in the suburbs

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world -2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Why is that crazy? Busy roads in suburban areas are quite often in the 45-35mph range. My street is 30. The main road it connects to is 45. The major road that connects to is also 45. Where I lived previously was 40.

[–] dreugeworst@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 months ago

it's far too fast for residential areas, even for access roads they should probably be restricted to 30mph until you get out of the residential area. The main problem is of course the high speeds are dangerous, discouraging mixed use of roads in residential areas. it's one of the reasons americans in suburbs can't imagine walking somewhere, along with zoning law issues of course.

it's really part of a couple of interconnected issues with american suburb design (in my opinion as a non-american who has only visited some suburbs in the us)