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Originally Posted by Franke
Interesting thought about traffic engineering. We had a road next to the interstate that was 40 mph for years. Then one day the city put a traffic light at a T intersection of the road and removed the stop sign. The speed limit was dropped to 30 mph. ??? People began receiving tickets from the men in blue immediately thereafter because of the habit of driving at 40. Seems a lot of folks complained to city hall about the ridiculous new speed limit and lo and behold the speed limit went back to 40mph. Hmmmm. Could it be that speed traps are a consideration or politics or public safety or roadway design or....... where did common sense go anyway?
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This is what got me thinking. Is it based on some formula using highway design; automobile design; driver ability and or political considerations?