jont- wrote:Horse wrote:jont- wrote:I'm not sure I get the significance of pedestrian safety unless there's an issue with cars driving on pavements. Slowing things down only helps if there's an undesired interaction, so wouldn't a better idea be "stop pedestrians and drivers coming into conflict" in the first place?
Judging gaps in traffic for crossing? That's potential conflict.
And are those conflicts happening at >30 mph or <30mph. Because if it's more than 30mph, the speed limit isn't the problem
You asked 'why pedestrians?', so I gave a suggestion.
Do you happen to know the median speeds of traffic in 20s and 30s? I don't. If you're only focused on collisions, you're missing out on any close calls.