• Kairos@lemmy.today
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    4 hours ago

    Speed limits in the U.S. aren’t set to any specific standard. 6 lane divided highways and laneless rural roads carry the same speed limit.

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        1 hour ago

        Speed limits are routinely posted 30-50% below the actual “maximum safe speed” in my neck of the woods. The US is many things, but it’s far from homogenous

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        3 hours ago

        It really depends on what you mean by too high. The standard speed limits we have are fine. The road design is not.