Understanding the Implications of SB 1663: The Texas Bill to Reduce Speed Limits
SB 1663, a bill currently under consideration in Texas, seeks to empower cities with the ability to significantly lower speed limits on highways. This move is connected to the broader strategy to implement California-style Vision Zero traffic calming measures, which ironically seem to incite more frustration than calm. The ultimate aim of these measures is to intentionally slow down cars, making commutes so taxing that people resort to transit, walking, or biking for transportation.
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