The Road Design Tricks That Make You Drive Slower - Cheddar Explains

America has a speeding problem. Speeding results in more traffic fatalities than any other cause. Traditional methods of policing are expensive and don’t always help. That’s why civil engineers are turning to design to try and eliminate speeding by influencing our subconscious.
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[@webcelt]

The reduction in the speed limit in the 70's wasn't mostly about reducing accidents. It was mostly about reducing gas consumption during the oil embargoes.

[@commentor3485]

I also thought Carter was the president who ordered the drop in speed limits.

[@webcelt]

@@commentor3485 I had to look it up. Nixon did it first, then it was repealed, then Carter put it back.

[@commentor3485]

@@webcelt Thanks for clearing that up.

[@yolo_burrito]

High gas prices also reduce consumption and insurance rates. We should lobby for a higher fuel tax rate.

[@roberthardy5171]

I don't understand why Americans call petrols "gas" it is a liquid

[@FinancialShinanigan]

"How often do you speed?" Nice try, Cheddar

[@bobthejester3105]

You know ever once in a.....When did these police get here?

[@Exarian]

I never speed because I'm poor and can't afford a speeding ticket. It sucks tbh, I feel like I gotta walk (drive?) on eggshells compared to everyone else, but I simply can't chance it.

[@johnalan6067]

I plead the 5th

[@kingcoveryepic]

Exarian you’re following the law, epic.

[@b34rdy]

like everyday

[@Zylork0122]

Subconsciously, many roads just feel like their speed limits are wrong. Like a six-lane median-divided road with agriculture on either side near me is 45 mph. Seriously?

[@machinerin151]

That's why it has 6 lanes. In order to fit all the crawling rush hour traffic.

[@enfynet]

Speed is probably dictated by the agriculture equipment entering the road

[@PrivateMcPrivate]

@@enfynet Yup,tractors are made for work,not speed.

[@Mark-kt5mh]

Intersections, drive ways and slow moving vehicles. It would be nice to have segregated lanes on these highways.

[@lintonfr]

California sucks. 55 mph limit on big rigs. If we're going 5 we'll be 5 mph up the hill which California has a lot of on their freeways

[@JeremyBX]

bruh i came here because I wanted to see if they were using 3D crosswalks to slow down drivers :/

[@narnigrin]

Yeah, fuck clickbait previews - this will make me that much less likely to watch a Cheddar video in the future.

[@tinfoilhatnews7489]

Yeah I agree

[@thomasr1051]

I too am disappointed

[@Drskopf]

Same here, Fkng click bait

[@HeenaPatel253]

Clickbait

[@ironqueen_osrs]

'Not just bikes' has great videos about this on the tube! He has many great examples and explains everything very clearly! 100% worth a watch if you're into city planning

[@Daniel-hj8el]

YES, better!

[@BlacqueJacqueShellacque_]

Senna didn't die in qualifying. That was Roland Ratzenberger. Senna died during the race on lap 6.

[@liamkelly472]

Also they way she pronouced 'chicane'

[@captiancrayola5126]

Also the cut before senna, probably really fucked up his name

[@nicklaskowalski]

Had to make the same comment!

[@hirambright9357]

Also, it would have been more clear if she said his full name Airton Senna. But I can't criticize her because I have a crush on her.

[@FartingGolfBalls]

@@hirambright9357 And it would have been better if you'd researched spelling Ayrton.

[@atishghosh]

Surprised Policing For Profit is not included in a video, ⅓ of which is about speeding and law enforcement related to it.

[@long-timelistenerfirst-t-us2yy]

*I don't care what this bish says, slower is NOT safer. **_How many accidents are caused by ppl trying to get around the slow-poke!?_** Also, we don't have the roadways needed to keep up with population explosion. It's always a traffic jam, we lose half our lives stuck, what about the price of that!?*

[@LemonsRage]

@@long-timelistenerfirst-t-us2yy Traffic jams are created not becuase people drive slow but because a) alot of people use google/apple maps and those just routes everyone on the same road without communication and b) because some people in a traffic jam wait till the car infront drives like 20 meter until the roll and finally c) because some idiots are always tailgaiting and when the car infront needs to break the tailgaitor needs to break even harder what refelects back to the car behind breaking harder aswell and after a couple of cars suddenly everyone needs to stop

[@long-timelistenerfirst-t-us2yy]

@@LemonsRage - and you don't think cellphone driving has any role in it as well? you don't think that God damned jerks who clog open lanes, and then start driving super slow, because they selfishly have to be entertained by their phones but can't fully concentrate on the road, have _nothing_ to do with the grief!?

[@theenzoferrari458]

Why do you think pigs are cowards who enforce tyranny and oppression. They are Kyle's and Karen's with badges and guns who shoot innocent people.

[@user-vi4xy1jw7e]

@@long-timelistenerfirst-t-us2yy Slower is safer, idiot.

[@nuruddin1991]

"speeding is not the cause of the death... Suddenly become stationary, that's what gets you" -Our lord Jeremy Clarkson

[@atishghosh]

Amen to that.

[@openlyracist8055]

The lord spoketh his grace

[@Abznth]

don't Blaspheme God bless 🙏 Jesus loves ya

[@openlyracist8055]

@@Abznth I'm Jewish

[@Abznth]

@@openlyracist8055 ok. that's my beleif

[@thepinoz]

Edit: seems like the claim is backed up, just not explained in depth in the video (understandably to keep it short). Death rates dropped to half over 10 years = thanks to speed limit. Uhm unless you show a source to see if the data takes into account advancement in car tech then I'm gonna say that's not substantiated

[@ErdTirdMans]

Also all the other things they talk about in the rest of the video dealing with road engineering. It's shocking how they can say something in one sentence and give clear examples of contraindicating evidence a few sentences later.

[@gopenguin8879]

Exactly. This video fails to address technology improvements in car safety, road improvements and tons of other factors over the course of those same 10 years.

[@twmcmahan]

Then they go on to say it's continued to drop... when the 55 mph nation wide speed limit has been gone since the 90's Correlation isn't causation.

[@DeeZedEx]

I'm a traffic engineer. Just look on Google scholar, there are tons of studies backing up this claim.

[@thepinoz]

@@DeeZedEx I see thanks. I realize it came off that way but I wasn't claiming the point is bogus, just that it wasn't covered fully in the video. But thinking about it I shouldn't expect that every point is deeply covered in a 12min yt piece so my bad..

[@lynx9373]

I think you meant roundabout, instead of traffic circle, which is the bastard child of a roundabout and a spotlight. Otherwise great video

[@Baneofhumanity24]

In Texas, a roundabout is called a traffic circle because geometry hurt brain

[@tristannaess2558]

I’m pretty sure cheddar has a video where they make the distinction

[@neil.simmons]

@@tristannaess2558 ya they do kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6LGqoWuj692jsU

[@PLuMUK54]

Where I live we don't use "roundabout", we use "island", with larger examples called "circus", and a few called "gyratory system" (usually a non-circular example). I'm in the UK.

[@supremeleader9838]

@@PLuMUK54 there’s also the monstrosity in hammersmith that i like to call the fuckabout

[@AndrewMalkin]

0:55 it wasn't the speed change that decreased fatalities, it was the increase in standard safety features.

[@Mr8lacklp]

Probably it was both.

[@giggity4670]

Must of been loads of factors that help decrease the fatalities as round that time oil went sky high so it cost more to drive putting people off and like use said safety was starting out round that time for cars. But this channel bit like Buzzfeed fits their narrative not urs or logic only one thing matters.

[@jex_au1102]

The speed limit likely had some influence but this video massively over simplified a complex problem. But yeah, safety standards would have had a major impact. Seeing a reduction in fatalities is fine. How did the rate of non-lethal incidents go? I bet they also decreased substantially during that time period. Honestly, I stopped watching this once she called Imola by it's almost-never-used official title, mistook Ratzenburger's fatal crash as Senna's, called qualifying 'qualifiers', and then misspronounced chicane. I can't take someone that ignorant of the topic they talking about seriously.

[@dylan-nguyen]

@@giggity4670 Germany: drive as fast as you want when there is no traffic and it’s a nice sunny day 🤷‍♂️

[@Milesco]

Most of the reduction in fatalities as a result of the 55 mph speed limit wasn't the reduction in speed, per se, but the reduction in speed _differentials_ between cars. The varying differences in speed between the many vehicles on the road is the major driver (if you'll pardon the pun) of collisions, not speed in and of itself.

[@ExtraD0G]

*_How often do I speed?_* What are you a cop?

[@JosephDickson]

5:01 no need to slow down the 405 it's already a parking lot. 🤣

[@growingprofits1817]

The 405 should be a double Decker freeway with 12 lanes on top and 12 lanes on bottom. But that's too much like right

[@TheoreticalString]

@@growingprofits1817 Literally wouldn't matter. There's a point at which adding more lanes doesn't decrease traffic, because the issue isn't that the highway has too few lanes. That's 405's true problem. The local roads aren't designed for Bellevue/Redmond to be cities

[@holdenellis1395]

@@TheoreticalString yeah there just aren't enough transportation alternatives through that area

[@semurobo]

@@growingprofits1817 how the hell can the US need so gigantic highways?! Here in Germany Almost everything goes by highway, and 90% of Out highways are 4/6 lanes (or 2/3 in each direction) I mean, yeah you probably have some more Traffic around your big cities, but still, 12 lanes?! The biggest I have Seen in Germany is 8 lanes, and that is the exception. The only time we have more than 4 lanes going the Same way is If 2 or more highways meet, and that is only for very short ways.

[@growingprofits1817]

@@semurobo the 405 is one of the busiest freeways in the world. It's built between mountain so they can't do too much to expand it. It connects the westside of Los Angeles to The Valley. Maybe in Germany's you have better public transportation but in Los Angeles you need a car. 12 lanes will never happen. But for it to work properly that's what's needed. It already has 6 going each way

[@thawhiteazn]

Or if you’re like me, you accelerate as soon as you see one of those “your speed” signs to try to get the high score.

[@MirzaAhmed89]

Or like me, you pay no attention to the signs.

[@carolinevs943]

Hahahahahaha

[@angieemm]

Yeah. And the "people like her" who slam on their brakes unnecessarily are another huge traffic problem.

[@AbnormalWrench]

You win when they start flashing red-blue lights. Nothing happens, but it is like getting a trophy.

[@polla2256]

Yep, those signs are the most ridiculous I've seen. Its mandatory to try and get 99.

[@youmy001]

3:44 Senna did not crash during the qualifiers. He crashed during the main race. Ratzenberger crashed during the qualifiers.

[@Taquitoman138]

lol, I get what you're saying but that's like saying "hang on that's wrong, two guys died not one"

[@sathirafernando6036]

Qualifying*

[@moritzh5795]

„Having a speed limit catered to each road is of course a necessaty“ Germans: „Understandable. Have a great day.“

[@dustinmajo9897]

Exactly 🤣 And whoever tries to take that away from Germans they form a union against this terror.

[@PrivateMcPrivate]

They literally missed the 3rd or 2nd most famous highway in the world!

[@zuglymonster]

Highways and city roads are much different

[@Mr8lacklp]

There is a speed limit catered to each road. The decision has just been made that some parts of the highway system is don't really need one.

[@bentonrp]

As a professshunel urban planner, ... this video is highly offensive to my designs of: One lane wide perfect right angle turns in a 70 mph zone, Stop signs at the basin of very immediate dips, Red lights directly at the start of very steep inclines, and tiny, short 25 mph zones on interstate freeways.

[@samanthamonaghan7579]

my city has to be super safe, we have some many potholes.

[@danielgudi7446]

Mine got it's main road narrowed. The first one doing a car accident on the new road was the major who ordered the thousands of tax dollars waste.

[@MjMeyer700]

Tf is up with that weird jump cut when trying to pronounce Ayrton Senna at 3:40? 😂 Edit: ooof, nvm. Just got to “chicane”

[@jay_stne]

Probably couldn't be bothered to learn how to pronounce it, just the same as not learning that everyone calls that track Imola

[@ttagggger]

and straight-away ... in fairness people from different places say things differently.

[@ZvookUK]

Ayer-ton Senna? Ah-yer-ton Senna? Chuh-cane? Chai-cane?

[@Zestyclose-Big3127]

To be fair apparently the audience didn't like it when even Murray Walker once started pronouncing his name more correctly and so he reverted to saying _Air-tn_ Senna. Senna noticed that and protested in response, but I guess the British audience had spoken

[@grumpySafa]

Interesting how the clip is for USA audience yet a lot of the stock clips are international. 😂🤯

[@ivan.flrs2]

the clip for "Narrowing" is from Newcastle Upon Tyne, England! Would recognise my hometown anywhere lol

[@salentino]

No speeding topic without the famous Autobahn.

[@shinei98]

The image for the “Rumble Strips” on 2:03 is in North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) in my country, the Philippines 😂😂😂...

[@tywoodard281]

Who cares

[@grumpySafa]

@@tywoodard281 everyone that's given the comment a thumbs up is a good guess🤔.

[@lucesalome7287]

As a Brazilian and f1 fan I’m insulted. Senna didn’t die during qualifying that was Ratzenberger

[@klater5842]

All F1 fans felt that 1 💔

[@MrRhix]

Such an important mistake

[@woodencoasterfan]

Actually, the national speed limit of 55mph was enacted to help reduce the consumption of fuel during the oil embargo.

[@acoow]

And it wasn't a national speed. The Federal government cannot legislate the speed limit of the states. What Nixon did (in signing the bill that the Congress sent him) was enact a law that reduce Federal speeding in states that did not have a 55mph state speed limit.

[@salentino]

Driving cars in urban areas should be unattractive. The Netherlands and especially Amsterdam seem to set a good example. Check out "Not just bikes" on the topic of city planing.

[@callmeswivelhips]

I just found this channel myself, and he makes intriguing content on the subject

[@filonin2]

IF you have a tiny little toy city like Amsterdam then that might work.

[@dennisverweij4817]

@@filonin2Amsterdam would be the 18th most populous city in the united states (Incorporated), more populous than cities like Seattle or Boston. But why wouldn't it work in a larger, more populous city?

[@electricboi9319]

filonin2 Amsterdam inhabits more than 800.000 people. I wouldn't call that small lol

[@electricboi9319]

Quadrato yes his videos are very interesting ngl

[@GrantBortzFanClub]

How do we know that the reduction in the national speed limit was the cause for the decrease in deaths and not improvement in car safety technology?

[@TheNikolaiwolf]

shhh don't question their logic

[@thebigpicture2032]

Especially since the numbers went down when the speed limits were increased.

[@RockiestRock]

@@thebigpicture2032 Correlation is not causation.

[@JosephDickson]

Physics, Research, Studies. The speed limits were reduced almost overnight and people didn't go out to buy new cars all at once. Additionally, vehicles in the 70s and 80s didn't change much in the way of safety features.

[@gavinathling]

@@JosephDickson TL;DR: Science. We know it was related. Do the research if you want to know how :-)

[@noahdillon9908]

If you count going five mph over the speed limit speeding than literally everyone has done it before.

[@paxundpeace9970]

But they don't.

[@PLuMUK54]

Here in UK many police only say you are speeding if you are more than 10% over the limit.

[@grassytramtracks]

Well 5mph makes a major difference in terms of the outcome of an accident, if you remember your physics lessons, you'll remember that kinetic energy=0.5×mass×velocity², so the amount of kinetic energy stored in a car travelling 40mph is 4 times as much as a car going 20mph

[@y.z.2336]

2:06 Yeah, tell me more about safe driving when you clearly show a footage of you driving in high heels.

[@catkook543]

Oh my o.o

[@Spintechfilms]

HA

[@briannem.6787]

I think that was actually stock footage, not actually filmed of them driving. (It's far easier to look up "brakes being pressed" and pay 20 cents to use it rather than wasting your employee's time by getting them to film it) However, the stock film actor should buy some better shoes for driving...

[@catkook543]

@@briannem.6787 valid

[@giggity4670]

Great safety on the part where she said when she sees the slow down light flash up she slams on her brakes. Feel sorry for the people behind her and the accidents she must cause daily doing that. As speeding is not the number 1 causes of crashes it is incompetent drivers and people who are scared of driving so do silly things like smashing on their brakes when a light pops up says slow down.

[@emmettnelson7260]

There should be no speed limits on highways but on all other roads they are needed.

[@Komyets]

Im not a driver, but this whole idea of "Making driving more uncomfortable" leads me to think that a driver will subconciously want to speed up more in order to reach their destinations quicker, and reduce their time of exposure to being uncomfortable and annoyed at all the obstacles road designers put in their way.

[@Sidekick_Snowman]

Please stop using logic.🤣

[@graham1034]

Those speed "warning" signs that flash make her (and others) slam on their brakes are the exact opposite of what we want for traffic safety. They generally won't kill people, but it does increase accidents. I've personally seen 2 rear-enders caused by one of those signs on a highway where people generally are driving around 70mph (speed limit is 50) on a down hill section where the sign is located. It has only been there about 8 months and I only drive it 1-2 times a week. Those were just the ones I've seen, many more times it has been down to 1 lane because of the aftermath of an accident that happened there recently.

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“Reality can be beaten with enough imagination.” ― Mark Twain

[@GhostSheep96]

As far as I know, Senna didn’t died because of the speed or impact, he died by getting hit at the head by a part of his suspension 🤔

[@CoryWolfheart_89]

He died be4 the car stopped moving, so yeah, the impact killed him

[@RandomlySet]

Yes, part of the suspension pierced his helmet and through his skull/brain

[@cerisem7727]

If I recall correctly, Senna also complained about the issues the vehicle was plagued with before the crash happened days before. So the vehicle may have played a role in the crash

[@assistidor2023]

Yes and in the race

[@DSQueenie]

Cerise M yes he did complain about the car that’s why they modified the vehicle before the race. The point where the mechanics welded a certain back together snapped in the crash.

[@Lucas_andos]

I paid for my emergency braking system It will save me from crashing *Continues to use the whole speedometer*

[@cav7933]

3:40 Senna didn't die in qualifying, he died in the race. Roland Ratzenberger who died in qualifying at the same race but in a different part of the track

[@Seagull_House]

I've never driven a car, and until very recently when i was relocated to a more car centric part of my country, i haven't used cars outside of moving to a new home, so i am firmly a pedestrian and a "cyclist" for lack of a less derogatory term. i personally feel much safer walking beside slower streets, and am heavily in favour of traffic calming measures on lanes meant for personal cars. my solution for the busses and ambulances that need to use the road is to simply ban all personal cars from streets that connect to hospitals and large transit stations so that traffic calming isnt isn't as needed.

[@A_guan]

55 mph is one of the most stupid things to see on freeways today like literally nobody follows it

[@FHL-Devils]

It's the illusion that speed limits are set for safety instead of revenue. Fortunately people are starting to understand that. But the next step is to elect people who will actually take action on artificial limits.

[@SansBalance]

Well, if data shows reducing speed lead to reduction of traffic fatalities, I’m not sure I care about the specific reason why Nixon did it. Saving lives is saving lives. I mean, for all I care, it could be he just loved the number “55”. 😬 Personally I rather drive at 55 than 65, but people often press so close behind me even when I’m in the slow lane. (Saving gas is cool! Plus less noisy at slower speed.)

[@dddon513]

I think Nixon did it to save fuel and A reduction in fatalities was just a happy coincidence.

[@FHL-Devils]

@@SansBalance - There is also such a thing as the natural flow of traffic. Limits that run contrary to the natural flow will cause more accidents, not fewer.

[@ErdTirdMans]

@@FHL-Devils There it is. Thank you.

[@bazoo513]

"The sense of empowerment" Ms. Chu talks about is behind the troubling shift away from sensible sedans and hatchbacks to crossovers, SUVs and trucks, especially in the US. I personally don't feel "empowered" when weaving among pedestrians, but as if I am handling something dangerous (which I am) carrying a lot of responsibility with it. But that, too, is a part of driver's culture that has to be instilled into driving students' mind early on.

[@slinkeyj3]

This. So many people are getting SUVs that clearly don't need them, because of the sense of security they have, being big vehicles. Many times, it just leads to people.paying less attention to the road because of these vehicles. And when they crash, the smaller car is going to lose, which a lot of times, is someone who is trying to pay as much attention as they can to driving

[@bazoo513]

@@slinkeyj3 In addition, SUVs handle much worse than regular cars, and are far more prone to the deadliest kind of single car accident - rollover. With modern crush zone car body design, SUVs are probably less safe overall even to their drivers and passengers.

[@danielgudi7446]

Not to mention that a car is almost irreplaceable to the working class so they don't feel comfortable doing dangerous things with them like driving fast on a damaged or narrow road.

[@orchdork775]

This is why I am too afraid to drive; cars are just too powerful. I could accidentally crash just from zoning out for a few seconds, or even from sneezing. It's a situation where the tiniest mistakes can end up killing or seriously injuring someone, and that is just too much pressure and responsibility to put on someone. I honestly don't understand how most people seem totally confident that they won't accidentally hit someone. I mean, come on, all it takes to crash is a few seconds of being distracted or zoned out, and humans are hard wired to zone out when doing routine activities, like driving. People need to accept that they are not in control, and that even the best drivers can mess up. I'm just tired of the overconfidence and arrogance of people who think they are invincible and incapable of making a mistake. For example, I had a friend many years ago who would speed on the highway (80+ mph) while playing games on his phone. He tried to do it one time when I was in the car, but I freaked out and insisted that he stopped. I went as far as to threaten to jump out of his car if he didn't put his phone away, but thankfully it didn't come to that. When I questioned him about his reckless behaivor, he said that speeding and playing games was basically a challenge, and he was just testing his limits. My theory is that when he drove in an unsafe way and didn't crash, it gave him an adrenaline rush that made him feel invincible, and that over time he needed to up the ante and make things riskier in order to get that same rush. He truly seemed to think he was invincible, and refused to even consider the possibility that he could hurt someone. I was so disgusted with his behaivor that shortly thereafter we stopped hanging out. I really tried to get through to him, but he just wasn't willing to admit his own shortcomings. This is just an example of the types of toxic behaivors that can come from being over-confident in your driving abilities. Roads would be safer if more or us were afraid of accidentally injuring other people, instead of being convinced that we aren't capable of making a mistake like that.

[@bazoo513]

@@orchdork775 Kudos for being responsible. People _are_ aware of possibility of accidents - that's why they tend towards bigger and bigger SUVs and trucks - they give then an illusion of safety, and who cares for those pesky pedestrians and cyclists?

[@silvervelvet8893]

Thought vertical obstacles also included vision impairing of the road. Denmark has apparently had a ton of success with roundabouts with raised centers, that blocks vision of all but the tallest trucks. This means you are all but forced to stop, as you can never expect the road to be empty. The ministry of transport even responded to public complaints about them, saying that Denmark has far lower amounts of accident as a result of this approach.

[@MFcrafter3]

1:15 "So the majority of the population disobeys speed limits..." while showing a video of a motorway that literally does not have a speed limit.

[@lucaschwarzmeier4919]

It has a speedlimit there. You're only allowed to drive 100kmh in that part of the A9...

[@MFcrafter3]

@@lucaschwarzmeier4919 we‘re both wrong, I just rewatched it and in the first second they pass an 80 sign. Still, the Autobahn is internationally renowned for not having a speed limit.

[@Myself9797]

Lots of suspicious "facts" in this video. Lowering the speed limit was about saving gas, not lives, and the reduced fatalities had far more to do with improved safety features in cars (hello, seat belts and crumple zones?) than with speed. Otherwise why would they keep trending down now that speed limits are going up again? Plus the whole 1/3 of accidents being speeding related is BS; because of stupidly low speed limits (a topic you covered!), people are "speeding" a good 1/3 of the time anyway. 1/3 accidents related to speeding, 1/3 of the time speeding? Hmm, smells like a correlation-causation fallacy to me!

[@CoryWolfheart_89]

Bruh, Germany is the example of high speed =/= more fatalities, obviously their driving requisits are higher. That's why the us drivers licence doesn't let you drive outside the country, it's stupid how many people doesn't know how yo drive properly in the us

[@edipires15]

Chris Will Germany has lower speed limits when it’s needed (urban areas 50km/h, residential areas 20-30 km/h) otherwise you can go fast outside built up areas (100km/h) or on the Autobahn (no general speed limit)

[@forgotn42]

Do you have any evidence to dispute these facts or do you just not like hearing them?

[@stephen-w]

Ya I agree when you say it's suspicious. Many of the reasoning and supporting data used here are unfitting. I wanted to subscribe the channel but now I've concern over the legitimacy of their reasoning behind their videos.

[@cheeseburgersarecool6600]

3:43 Roland Ratzenberger died in qualifying Ayrton senna died in the race

[@kyle8851]

I can tell this was written by a person who just sees automobiles as A to B transportation, nothing more. Better training for drivers would allow higher speeds with also fewer accidents. There's a few rules of the road that are ignored. 1 being keeping right except to pass. That would improve the traffic on our roads so much.

[@phqnomenon]

Many incidents happen within cities, with cyclists, pedestrians, etc. If you want to drive for enjoyment go to the racetrack. If you crash you won't kill anyone else (and crashing is not a matter of skills most of the time, people are tired, intoxicated, want to test their limits - so much can happen even if you are trained as a professional).

[@kyle8851]

Michael Phan sounds like we need to keep impaired people off our roads. All for that plan. And for higher speeds I’m talking freeways. Camping in a lane doing a speed this is not appropriate for that lane causes people behind you to get irritated and take higher risks to get around you. Besides the fact that keep right except to pass exists in some form or another in all of the 50 states. But as for training and speed, all you have to do is go to Germany to get a sense as to how speed can be legally allowed safely. Problem is that most Americans don’t really know how to handle a motor vehicle beyond gas, brake, and turn. They can’t handle quickly changing situations, largely because they’re half asleep or on their phones. Heck, most Americans can’t parallel park without getting a panic attack.

[@phqnomenon]

@@kyle8851 I'm German myself and I don't mind going fast if the infrastructure and traffic allows for it. But given the carbon emissions, using a high speed train makes more sense 90% of the time. This is an infrastructure issue in most places though. Even in Germany, as we have some automakers, politicians have always favored and still do favor car infrastructure (federal infrastructure ministers are conservatives (CSU/CDU) for decades now). Can only hope for the Greens to have a strong result next elections. I'm currently living in Austria and it has great and affordable public infrastructure (metro, intercity rail connections, tram etc.) and is starting to promote bicycle culture for the last miles.

[@danielgudi7446]

@@phqnomenon Lots of those deaths could be pedestrians being stupid and don't look where they're going.

[@danielgudi7446]

@@phqnomenon do you know where the energy of those trains comes from? Coal... One of the dirtiest energy sources there is. Als as long as the DB doesn't get their shit together, they don't deserve a single cent. Their services is just awful in every regard and the train stations are glorified toilets and mugging hotspots.

[@spthibault]

Speed limits are a revenue source.... lowering a speed limit may decrease deaths from speeding but it does not reduce the number of deaths from cars/driving.

[@HelamanGile]

Why don't we just open up a lane for unlimited speed and have the rest of the lanes be normal

[@N20Joe]

Because towns and states would have such a loss of revenue from tickets that they would cry until it was revoked.

[@MrOiram46]

N20Joe Oil, gas, and tire companies would have a field day with that

[@valskraacapo720]

Idiotic amount of speeding in tight places or curvy roads is bad, but speeding, in general, seems fine to me.

[@spartan0x75]

Of course, I'm not an expert, so I don't know if there's data backing up my claim, but I believe that speed limit in general is a "bad thing." Let me explain. As mentioned in the video, when a road is properly designed, traffic calming alone should be enough. Just think about this. When you are driving on a fairly narrow road in a neighborhood or driving on a windy mountain road, do you actually go *at* the speed limit often? I think for most of us, the answer is no. Why? Because the condition simply doesn't allow it. We naturally slow down because of the road design and that provides safety for everyone who might be on the road. When the road is wide and you naturally go fairly fast, having a speed limit means you have to constantly take your eyes off the road to check your speed. When that happens on a freeway when you are likely going at >65 mph, that less than one second speed check can potentially be deadly. In addition, making the driver license test harder is also important. I have seen way too many incompetent drivers in a parking lot that I don't even know how they got a license in the first place. Most parts of Autobahn in Germany have no speed limit; yet, they have a much lower accident and fatality rate compared to our interstate. Why? Each driver has to go through a rigorous training to pass the test and the fee to obtain a license is crazy expensive, which I think is around 1500 euro. It means only people who really need or want to drive will get a license, and when they do, they are well prepared for the road. So long story short, I still don't believe that having a speed limit is safer. If there's any peer-reviewed data that shows otherwise, please do share as I'm pretty interested in topics like this. Also, I highly recommend NotJustBikes's video on traffic calming and street design about Amsterdam and the Netherlands. I find it really fascinating and it really makes me think about how we can redesign our streets in North America.

[@danny02463]

great points!

[@nureinyoutubenutzer4007]

My licence costs about 2400€ but yeah I get your point. We, Germans are discussing a speed limit on the Autobahn, but in Fairness, that we even can discuss this, is a sign that our driver licence system works. Some even argue that our drivers licence is still too easy to get. And in Germany, speeding is quite common (especially because we have low speeding fines), but generally, most drivers are very cautious. Like say in a construction zone on the Autobahn (where sometimes there isn't any speed limits) we drive around 80-100 KMH. What shocked me the first time I heard it is, that you are allowed to stay in the left lane (passing lane). In Germany, it is totally forbidden and fined quite aggressively.

[@CoryWolfheart_89]

@@nureinyoutubenutzer4007isn't the speed limit debate about emission standards imposed by the eu? And tecnically it isn't allowed to stay on the passing lane, because it is meant for that, passing. And as far as I'm awared speed limits (that are already) in the autobahn are because of noise and not safety. (Pls correct me if i'm wrong)

[@rlas]

@@CoryWolfheart_89 the speed limit of 130 is supposed to save lifes (this is being discussed and hasnt been approved for years now). The most left lane is meant for passing no matter how many lanes the road has so ure supposed to keep that free if u dont want a SLK with 300kmh up ure ass (being serious some people are just out of there minds). The Autobahn has sometimes sharp corners and for safety reasons these need speed limits. Same goes for inclines and declines, tunnels (they usually have no emergency lane). City areas have speed limits that are low because of just the mess of traffic and yes noise. Also about safety cause u cant get that exit in 4km with 300kmh on the clock. U gotta slow down for exits to less than 70kmh in 90% of existing exits

[@rlas]

@@nureinyoutubenutzer4007 i wish they would fine people that block emergency vehicles automatically. So many idiots get away with it and people die at accident sites 😔

[@michaelflaherty3202]

In the video on cloverleafs, this same channel claimed that the Riverside Freeway is somewhere in Virginia instead of, you know, in Riverside. Now they're claiming lap 5 of a race is "qualifying." Is there any research done on these videos?

[@josephhouk6703]

Most of the time, especially here in the Phoenix Valley, the "vertical" option is taken by most cities when it comes to traffic calming. They pay no heed to the fact that they've designed the width of the roads to about 46-47 feet - on *residential* streets. It's cheaper to throw some "speed cushions" (basically humps in the road like speed bumps) down instead of putting in curb extensions, chicanes or other methods, because no one wants "their" property to lose a parking spot.

[@philscott7949]

3 ideas. 3 fails. 90% of people drove below the speed limit in my residential street. Since the speed limit was reduced, 90% now drive above the new limit. There were very few collisions when the street was wide enough to avoid them. Since the street was narrowed, collisions are an almost daily occurrence (and my parked car gets damaged regularly because people can't get out of their driveway safely). Finally, the red cobblestone treatment was done (outside my window). People just drive faster to reduce the annoying noise. Fortunately they haven't tried speed humps (yet) which just cause SUV drivers to chuckle while they sip their coffee. I will tell you what does work - dips. If you drive at the speed limit through a dip, you just go down and up with no fuss. Anyone who speeds through a dip slams into the up section, jolting them forward into their seatbelt, scraping the front of lowered cars and breaking suspension. Instant justice!

[@AudieHolland]

By far the most effective 'vertical deflection' tools must be the 'Czech Hedgehog.' Used most effectively on the Normandy beaches against speeding landing craft and Allied tanks in 1944.

[@jockellis]

According to BLM, DWB is the main reason for traffic stops. How often do I speed? Almost never because I’ve found that it usually takes the same amount of time regardless of how fast or slow one drives.

[@mandragora1769]

The us could do the same thing like Germany: Nono! I don’t mean to revoke the speed limit but Blitzer... :D

[@drunkenroundtable]

I live on a long, straight residential street, and I hear people speed down it all the time. I wish the city would use some of these techniques.

[@sambennett5441]

Edge Lane Roads! I think they make so much sense in residential areas. Narrower is safer.

[@cerisem7727]

"When I see moving lights in the mirror, I don't stop..." -Dominic Toretto

[@MelissaJetzt]

In South Korea they have traffic cameras that will automatically ticket you for speeding. So you can ask your taxi driver to hurry up all you want but they won’t lol

[@rocksterking6358]

Richard Nixon lowered the national speed limit to save gas, not people.

[@bentonrp]

People are comprised of gas, stup - lolol! Im sorry! Im sorry! I had to do it!

[@bolt5564]

This is a good idea, instead of designing roads for people to speed and then increasing cops to increase ticket revenue, we should design roads for the speed that people are driving so that the roads are safe at the speed that people are driving.

[@IhabFahmy]

At last... someone who understands!

[@theskillwarzchannel]

The reduction in the speed limit in the 70's created MORE deaths per mile, because people drove on interstates less and (more-dangerous) rural roads more, because the speed limit was the same on both.

[@acar3883]

As an EMT who drives an ambulance, speed bumps SUCK.

[@Love2Cruise]

No design tricks needed. All the SUVs, crossovers and minivans do an excellent job at driving 6-abreast on a 6-lane highway at the same speed. They are basically a moving road block. Edit: Senna’s car had a mechanical failure and a suspension part penetrated his helmet. Speed didn’t really have much to do with the causation of his crash.

[@ennuiii]

lucky left to pass rules are strictly enforced where I'm at, when I lived in Colorado those minivan caravan's drove me crazy

[@matieking]

Are you being sarcastic? I hope so, traffic calming is designed for residential areas.

[@neli7196]

Speeding doesn’t not kill, your iPad style infotainment, your phone that’s what’s kills drivers, speeding makes you more focused and more enjoyable

[@SalmonColoredSalmon6267]

Reporter: "A sudden increase in car accidents sweeps the nation as drivers slam on their brakes while swerving left and right to avoid new 3D caution images of fake people in crosswalk."

[@vincewhite5087]

Make roads like the Netherlands. Design the road to make cars go slow.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

2:52 Ah, Cuba. When it comes to classic cars, Cuba is king

[@MirzaAhmed89]

How are you everywhere?

[@MrMatteNWk]

And 6:44 must be the street they named after your former president. ("It's full of WHAT?!?!")

[@gavinathling]

I have noticed here in New Hampshire, anyway, a lot fewer traffic cameras than in the UK. I did not like speed cameras when I was a hot-headed teen without cruise control, but now I miss them here in New Hampshire. But road design is a better solution, especially with so many poorly-lit cross-walks.

[@MirzaAhmed89]

Why would you want more cameras and surveillance? You are in the freest state of the union, learn to appreciate it.

[@gopenguin8879]

Speed cameras have shown no evidence to increase safety and in some cases, makes the road more dangerous. On my commute on I-395, the average driver is going 75 in a 55, but the traffic flows together preventing accidents. There is one spot where everyone knows the camera is and slams on their brakes for the quarter-mile where the camera is, before accelerating back up to 75.

[@samspencer7765]

@@MirzaAhmed89 Cameras and surveillance are great. They're incredibly cheap to operate and catch people breaking laws :) It also helps you defend yourself if you were in an accident that wasn't your fault as it can be proven :)

[@Pwn3dbyth3n00b]

I'm Chicago all they have to do is neglect the roads as they usually do and the potholes do all the slowing people down part.

[@whiskeydelta4073]

Hi Chicago, my name is WD-40

[@A.Martin]

On our suburban streets they often use a surface that makes a lot of tire noise when you drive on it it makes it seem like you are driving faster and so you slow down.

[@Inaroshi]

Important to note that the crosswalks like you have in the thumbnail and the rainbow-pattern ones at the end of the video are in direct violation of the MUTCD. They're pretty, but harmful. Using optical illusions as a crosswalk leads to erratic driver behavior when they think there's something in the road, and using brightly colored markings within the crosswalk gets people to look at the markings, not at the pedestrians crossing. I work in traffic safety and these are massive issues with cities trying to use these to get tricksy. There are better tools.

[@PrivateMcPrivate]

In games I just run through roundabouts and Ignore speed limits and unnecessary curves like everyone.

[@odiesback]

This video should be on the YT Comedy recommendations! Lol

[@serialvapist5807]

The only people who think "vision 0" will work in San Francisco are people who have never been to San Francisco

[@jackcurrence263]

Sounds to me like the problem isn't speeding so much as it is inattentive driving... so there should be just as much enforcement for people who prioritize their phones, their kids in the back seat, the radio, the air conditioner, etc... over their driving as there is for speeding. Alas, there is little (traffic citation) revenue to be had by pulling over someone too busy playing with his phone to notice that the traffic signal turned green, so the police run radar and cite speeders, instead. Also worth noting is that the vid makes a claim regarding traffic fatalities dropping with the institution of the 55 mph national speed limit (and further mentions that traffic fatalities have continued to fall since that time), but fails to mention that the 55 mph national limit has been lifted for a few decades now. Credit for continually dropping traffic fatalities belongs more to advances in tire technology, the proliferation of anti-lock brakes, and advances in automobile design... not to mention seatbelt laws, child safety seats, and airbags.

[@EBProductions]

Its so much fun to see america trying their hardest to catch up with us in the netherlands.

[@Tot_vultus]

As an NL driver I do condone many of the mentioned 'soft' measures. Hard measured like traffic cams and and other forms of speedschecks also definately have a good function in rush hour. Being mainly a night driver though I wholeheartedly welcome these soft measures to replace the hard ones since those, whilst often usefull, are completely rediculous at an emty 0300h motorway.

[@philipmena1126]

Remember the equation e = (m/2) v^2 from physics, where e denotes kinetic energy and v denotes speed? This equation is relevant because it's the reason speeding is a major contributing factor in accidents.

[@heronimousbrapson863]

The reduction of speed limits from 70 to 55 was meant to conserve fuel due to the energy crisis, not to save lives. The reduction in injuries and fatalaties was an added bonus.

[@michaelesposito2629]

No. They are not a good thing. People normally try what is comfortable for that road way. Speeding doesn’t kill. People that were involved in accidents, were speeding. You can’t claim they were involved in accidents BECAUSE Of speeding. Speed limits do nothing but create more dangerous situations and money for cities.

[@aidanbazan7769]

"Speed is the #1 cause of accidents" Thats just factually wrong.

[@halodragonmaster]

It's the sudden stop that gets you

[@pws3rd170]

@@parvharia484 bad drivers

[@vicentecantu8181]

Well, to be fair, she said deaths, not accidents, and that’s factually correct

[@aidanbazan7769]

@@vicentecantu8181 no its not. Accidents or deaths, its not factually correct at all

[@spambot7110]

strictly speaking, speed does need to be involved for a car crash to happen. stationary objects do not collide.

[@henningmogensen9144]

In Denmark they plant trees with a specifik distance to slow down trafic. If you speed in a road you get kind of dizzi when the trees go past you too fast.

[@whoeveriam0iam14222]

proper road design americans: WHAAAAAAAAT??? we need more speed in our important cars

[@Rottot]

car drive fast. less time drive. more time work for money.

[@mrmou.4893]

yeah lmao, america be like uhh whats a roundabout uhhhhhh wut what uhhhh

[@jacobcarlson4010]

@@mrmou.4893: Sadly this is too true. And that is just one of many reasons why the US is the laughingstock of the world.

[@derbagger22]

@@jacobcarlson4010 yeah, I'm sure it is. Enjoy that keyboard...

[@ckm-mkc]

I live in San Francisco. The drop in fatalities has nothing to do with the city policies - it has everything to do with Uber and Lyft and the extra 70,000 cars now on city streets because of them. This has caused massive gridlock, journeys that used to take 15 minutes 10 years ago now take 2 hours. This is a HUGE problem as a lot of San Franciscans work in places other than SF and need to drive to work (despite what the city thinks) - restricting this massively reduces work opportunities and mobility as public transport is very poor outside of train corridors and has not kept up with demand. The result is that people are massively moving out as remote work becomes the norm. We moved out of downtown 4 years ago and I avoid most of the city if possible.

[@theantmattia]

I smell bs drunk driving is deadlier lmfao that stat is cherry picked

[@cliffgeo]

Thank you Ali for making this professional video!

[@Saxshoe]

Excellent fucking thumbnail once again, so very relevant to the video's material.

[@danielgudi7446]

Driving in a metal box makes you feel empowered... Me: I drive a huge expansive vehicle that is essentially irreplaceable and will cost me thousands of bucks if I make the slightest mistake. (No I don't drive a luxury car, just a normal one so no flex there)

[@SenanCunningham]

I live in the UK but this is really interesting

[@ProZombieVeteran]

Same

[@badhrihari1705]

I live in India

[@derbagger22]

It's also a speed kills propaganda machine. Police unions, local government and the insurance industry are in lock-step regurgitating stats that look a certain way. For example: a car has a green light and drives thru an intersection. A drunk driver runs a red light and hits the first car and kills the driver. The drunk driver was driving 5 mph under the limit. The car with the green was driving 5 mph over the limit. The investigator will mark speed as a "factor" in this fatal incident. That factor goes into stats that are given in this video. It's a nice scare tactic. But deaths due strictly to speeding are far, far lower...

[@angelaphsiao]

I wouldn’t speed if my dad hadn’t yelled at me for driving too slowly when i was driving the speed limit, back when i was learning to drive

[@Maranville]

I'm sure he's a nice man but I question his wisdom on this.

[@long-timelistenerfirst-t-us2yy]

*And you know what'll make driving more uncomfortable for others? Slipping in front of them on a narrow one way street, and then creeping along at 5mph the rest of the way while they can't get around you. That should be the safest thing in the world right? Perfect opportunity to catch up on your tinder matches too, yeah!? And look, you made the world **_safer,_** give yourself a giant pat on the back, you've **_earned_** it! :-)*

[@einar8019]

speeding has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary however has killed many

[@dylan_van2198]

einar ikr

[@forgotn42]

I wonder how much grooves in the road that get louder/higher-pitched the faster you go could help to reduce speeds on the freeway.

[@rlas]

It does not help at all. Got this issue in Germany. Concrete highways are so loud. People dont slow down for these parts at all. So it will be really loud for nearby residents 😑

[@Burt1038]

I like how they position speeding enforcement as a cost to police departments when in fact it is their greatest source of revenue. Speed traps don't exist for the benefit of motorists, that's for sure.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Don’t have to worry about accidents here, people here either ride their bikes or take the subway

[@lunayen]

Do you ride bikes too?

[@Basta11]

We design almost practically everything for the behaviors that we want from game consoles, to websites, furniture, and architecture. Applying it to roads just makes sense.

[@Aidan-dz4ne]

I paid for the whole speedometer I’m gonna use the whole speedometer

[@BaoNguyen-un1km]

Never thought of it this way. Now I feel cheated

[@long-timelistenerfirst-t-us2yy]

I uprated your comment but if you're still driving a car with analog speedometer guage, it might be time for a new/better car lol

[@lukasbelov3669]

Lol

[@MirzaAhmed89]

Most cars don't go as fast as their speedometers suggest they can. A Nissan Altima has a top speed of 115 mph, for instance, while the speedometer goes up to 160 mph.

[@raylivaldez5564]

@@MirzaAhmed89 try downhill and i bet it will go more than 115 haha, thats why the 160 its there, just in case u find a way of going faster.

[@JoeBorg1]

Senna didn't die in qualifying, he died in the race.

[@TheRetroLab]

All "traffic calming" measures do is cause traffic jams. The government needs to provide an alternative to cars that actually works and is convenient before they try to force everyone to stop driving.

[@thebigpicture2032]

They did. It was called trains. Oil companies and GM bought them all in the 20’s and pulled them down throwing US into car and gasoline dependency.

[@lunayen]

They could introduce bikes, but americans hate the idea of bike lanes. You guys hate the subway, think that buses are for poor people and have shat plans to introduce trains because "car culture." You're running out of options, here.

[@greevar]

The best way to reduce traffic fatalities is to reduce how much traffic we have by implementing more, and better, public transit systems. Fewer cars on the road means fewer collisions.

[@subscribetomefornoreason7294]

Did you forget that correlation doesn’t equal causation?

[@phqnomenon]

Let me build a causal chain: Lower speed --> longer reaction time --> traffic incidents are prevented. Present a more plausible one (you can't).

[@Dan-lk8jg]

@@phqnomenon by that logic, ler's all go 50km/h on the highway because it's safer...

[@phqnomenon]

@@Dan-lk8jg what could be the difference between dense mixed traffic within cities and highways?

[@Sp00kyV0id]

No speed limits on highways! Also those radar signs are fun its a game see who gets a high score

[@friday1132]

People in Houston are literally driving 75 in 50s, in F-350s with the biggest tires I've seen and getting away with it swerving between lanes Its horrifying since Houstons main highways are the deadliest in the nation.

[@Infernoblade1010]

Yes add as much stress to an already stressful activity. Slowing down just piles on the stress, now let's add horrid traffic controls like speed bumps, rumble strips, and boatloads of unnecessary signs and see what happens.