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No, I don't support reducing vehicle speeds on big arterials.  I support pedestrians using their heads and obeying laws, so that they don't get hurt.

And please, with your logic above about extra time (1/3).  MoCo has made it their goal, all over the County, to add as many impediments to drivers as possible.  Yes, spending an extra 30 minutes a day navigating traffic is life-sucking.  It has all kinds of public health implications.  Should pedestrians be able to walk on safe sidewalks and cross intersections without fearing for their life?  Yes.  Should the entire suburban infrastructure be re-made to prioritize pedestrians? No.  There are urban landscapes where you can achieve this.  Most people who buy in MoCo want to live in the suburbs, not in the city, despite the efforts of the Planning Commission and the transportation bureaucrats.[/quote]

Yeah, you're saying that your time is worth more than someone's life.[/quote]

[b]Then in that case, why not make the speed limit 10 mph? Or 5 mph? [/b]

If it saves just one life, it’s worth it, right?

Now go ahead and argue that that’s unreasonable. Then you’re the one who doesn’t care about lives.  :roll: [/quote]

If you want to, go ahead! However, it turns out that 20 mph is basically the dividing line. When you're driving, and you hit someone at less than 20 mph, chances are that they'll escape serious injury. In contrast, the chances of serious injury and death increase a lot, the faster you go over 20 mph.

I was just biking on Executive Blvd this morning, where the new speed limit is 20. Even without the new speed limit signs, it would be irresponsible to drive faster than 20 there, due to the number of people walking, walking dogs, biking, parking their vehicles, etc.[/quote]
The data does not back this up. [/quote]

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