You'll get there faster if you walk: New speed limits in Mo County

[Anonymous]

Has anyone noticed what appears to be new county-wide speed limits? I drove a few places this weekend, and 35 seems to be the new normal even on main strips. Does anyone know what prompted the change? It's obviously a revenue generator. However, driving 35 feels extreme in certain places. My foot was barely on the gas for a Connecticut Avenue stretch, and my speedometer registered at 40.

[Anonymous]

The county needs the money for things.

[Anonymous]

It’s for pedestrian safety.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s for pedestrian safety.

Most pedestrian deaths in MoCo are people running across huge streets in the middle of a block, often wearing dark clothes at night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s for pedestrian safety.

Most pedestrian deaths in MoCo are people running across huge streets in the middle of a block, often wearing dark clothes at night.

You're right. We need even lower speed limits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s for pedestrian safety.

Most pedestrian deaths in MoCo are people running across huge streets in the middle of a block, often wearing dark clothes at night.

Presumably those people would be fine if there weren't cars driving fast on those streets, then.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the heads up, OP. It’s just a question of habit, we’ll get used to it.

[Anonymous]

I was on River Rd. earlier (at or near, not certain), and the speed limit changed from 35 to 30 to 25 in a matter of blocks. It was ridiculous, and my car barely moved at 25. I understand the need in residential areas, but the main heavily traveled streets are extreme.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s for pedestrian safety.

Most pedestrian deaths in MoCo are people running across huge streets in the middle of a block, often wearing dark clothes at night.

You're right. We need even lower speed limits.

Disagree. We need fewer stupid people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was on River Rd. earlier (at or near, not certain), and the speed limit changed from 35 to 30 to 25 in a matter of blocks. It was ridiculous, and my car barely moved at 25. I understand the need in residential areas, but the main heavily traveled streets are extreme.

People live in River Road

[Anonymous]

Then walk. Or bike. If you do, you'll appreciate the need for lower speed limits.

[Anonymous]

It's because too many people here go 55 in a 45, and 45 in a 35.

I think 35 is fine in many areas, they are too congested anyhow, and not built for this amount of traffic in the first place.

[Anonymous]

Ding. Ding. Ding. Revenue enhancement. Have to pay for the overly generous Geno Rennie pensions...or he will picket your politicians’ home. Unethical but effective. Look for a TON of tacky increases - like parking tickets, speed cameras, bicycle fines. If it moves it’s going to be taxed to pay for the socialism.

[Anonymous]

It's about Vision zero, and pedestrian safety.

And Casey Anderson, Planning Board Chair, wanting everyone to bike or take public transit, and not use their cars (County Council too). The plan is to make driving so bad, everyone either leaves, uses an alternative means of transportation.

I think the most ridiculous part is the three quarters of a mile that they shrunk Old Georgetown Road from three lanes to two. That's already bad, going to be a disaster when everyone heads back to the office.

[Anonymous]

Welcome to what it’s like to live in Alexandria, how of road diets, unused bike lanes and 25 mph speed limits. I got a speeding ticket for going 32 in a 25 last summer so I decided to go the court and had to sit through 2 hours of cars before they got to mine. Every single speeding ticket was for 25 mph violations on King/Quaker/Seminary or Janneys. All of them. Cha Ching!!! It’s like speeders don’t exist on Route 1, Duke, Russell, Commonwealth (where a speeding dump truck ran over someone and left her body literally smashed on the road torn in half), Mt Vernon, Washington, etc. Those apparently don’t matter.

So if you want to look into a crystal ball of what your life will soon become, ask someone who lives in Alexandria what they think about bike lanes and speed limits.