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Helsinki records zero traffic deaths for full year

(www.helsinkitimes.fi)
1163 points DaveZale | 3 comments | 30 Jul 25 16:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.613s | source
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max_ ◴[02 Aug 25 19:46 UTC] No.44770751[source]▶
"More than half of Helsinki’s streets now have speed limits of 30 km/h."

This is the only secret.

People over speeding is what kills.

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1. thinkcontext ◴[02 Aug 25 20:13 UTC] No.44770984[source]▶
Speed limits are necessary but not sufficient. Good design is also essential, as are the right incentives.
2. Disposal8433 ◴[02 Aug 25 20:16 UTC] No.44771016[source]▶
Death is not a choice. Being an idiot like you is one though.
3. 1718627440 ◴[02 Aug 25 20:26 UTC] No.44771110[source]▶
Yes! The penalty is that you get money. Or if you are employed, that your employer goes out of business.