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Researchers originally recommended using the 85th percentile approach to determine posted speeds, assuming that drivers always travel at reasonable speeds. But a growing body of research shows that drivers base their decisions at least partially on the posted speed limit. When they see higher posted limits, and see the resulting increased speed of their peers, they drive faster too, which results in an increased speed of the street overall.
Designed to Fail | National Association of City Transportation Officials
nacto.org
A common type of truck crash involves rear-end collisions, where a distracted truck driver fails to stop and runs into stopped traffic. These crashes made up 19% (or 964 total) of all fatal crashes in the US in 2019. Furthermore, 33% of all work zone (where traffic is commonly stopped) fatal crashes involved at least one large truck.
Victims and Elected Officials Fight for Truck Safety on Capitol Hill
Brian Goggin
The distributed blockchain protocol on which cryptocurrencies rely is winding its way into the back ends of industries like traditional finance and pharmaceuticals, offering real but mostly behind-the-scenes benefits like speed and transactional transparency.
It’s Okay to Opt Out of the Crypto Revolution
technologyreview.com
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