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0 pointsnomel2y ago0 comments

Quite a few streets in my city do this, but only if you drive 10mph over the speed limit.

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Yeah chicago works like this if you go 10 over and blast every yellow. Not sure if that's just civil engineering realism or what.

dylan6042y ago

I thought the whole point was to reward/encourage drivers for driving the limit, not speeding. This seems very odd

JohnFen2y ago

I've seen this a number of times. One time, I got a clue as to how it comes about -- I travelled a 35MPH road with synchronized signals, and the city reduced the speed limit to 30, but didn't go to the trouble to adjust the light timing to match.

nomelOP2y ago

Yes. It directly conflicts with the large signs they have posted, touting the benefits of going the speed limit.

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