By adamg on Fri., 11/16/2018 - 11:15 am
NorthEndWaterfront.com reports. In 2016, the city reduced the default city speed limit from 30 to 25. You may recall that before the city did that, councilors approved a reduction to 20 but were stymied by state law. Councilors say that today, as then, the issue is safety - for pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers themselves.
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By Phil Lerman
Sat, 11/17/2018 - 10:04am
I think the issue is lack of concern for the residents of the community, not the speed limit.
People are driving like maniacs through these neighborhoods. Not sure speed limits will help. Daily I get almost killed by a contractor in a pick up truck or van driving like an Indy 500 race car driver....no turn signals...tailgating...reckless lane changes...
These are neighborhoods, not the Autobahn...
Maybe its just a crazy idea but how about "Drive like your kids live here" signs...that might have more traction with some people....
"Drive like your kids live here" signs are a good idea,
By mplo
Sat, 11/17/2018 - 8:41pm
but how about adding to the signs, creating signs that say "Drive like your kids and/or your pets live here", as well?
I always picture an enraged
By anon
Mon, 11/19/2018 - 4:30pm
I always picture an enraged driver speeding down the road, shouting, "You kids better shut up back there!"
An anecdote with some data.
By anon
Sun, 11/18/2018 - 12:27pm
I was driving for Uber/Lyft last night in Brighton when a pedestrian I passed on a corner screamed at me to "slow down!". Now, I log all my trips with a Bluetooth dongle that plugs into my car's OBD port and it will record my speed every couple of feet at any given location on my trip. I had gone up this street and made this right from a one-way onto a one-way twice last night: My max recorded speed on this narrow residential street was 11.9MPH, and both times I had decelerated and made this turn going between 5.5 and 5.9 MPH! This guy, who was still well on the sidewalk when I passed him also declared that I "almost hit" him. Traffic enforcement is disgracefully non-existent in Boston, and there are plenty of reckless drivers on the streets. Based on his experience last night, this idiot is probably telling people today that something needs to be done about the speed limit because of drivers like me.
A close buzz by a car is no
By anon
Mon, 11/19/2018 - 4:28pm
A close buzz by a car is no fun, and people often shout "slow down" as a reflex when the actual issue was something more subtle.
Could you have yielded to him?
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