The Wrong Way to Set Speed Limits [ST06]

Caption notes

Not Just Bikes starts with a posted speed limit and compares two ways of deciding how fast drivers should travel. The video explains how the 85th percentile of observed driving speeds can be used to set a limit, then distinguishes a road built for through travel from a street with pedestrians, cyclists, and activity along it. The narrator uses examples involving width, curves, and crossings to explain why he would first choose a target speed for the street’s purpose and then use street design to encourage it. This guide follows the design argument. Footage, local rules, and quantified safety effects were not verified.