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Low Speed Limits in a Community Can be Deceiving
They Provide a False Sense of Security
Very low posted speed limits are typical in residential communities, but law-breaking speeders are only half the equation. A bigger problem, say authorities, is the false sense of security a driver can feel behind the wheel of a vehicle traveling at low speeds.
Because of the luxury of additional reaction time that traveling at 20 mph, for example, allows, drivers can be lulled and distracted by their cell phone, items in their vehicle and searching for an address, etc. Compounding the problem are pedestrians, often elderly or very young, who tend not to pay as much attention to their surroundings when in their own neighborhood. You'll often see jaywalking, residents not paying attention to moving vehicles and kids playing in the street.
Bottom line? Stay vigilant while driving through a community, even at very low speeds. And pedestrians, this goes for you too. Stay alert. A 2-ton car traveling at 10mph still weighs 2 tons.
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