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Helsinki records zero traffic deaths for full year

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1163 points DaveZale | 1 comments | 30 Jul 25 16:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.286s | 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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tommoor ◴[02 Aug 25 19:55 UTC] No.44770835[source]▶
Drivers are actually calm in Helsinki, not constantly honking and slowly rolling into you in the pedestrian crossing either.
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dyauspitr ◴[02 Aug 25 20:08 UTC] No.44770950[source]▶
I rarely hear anyone in the US honking outside of maybe the downtown of really big cities like NYC.
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jfengel ◴[02 Aug 25 21:15 UTC] No.44771550[source]▶
NYC has really cracked down on excessive honking. It's nowhere near as bad as it used to be.

Shouting and middle fingers are still common.

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1. eduction ◴[03 Aug 25 00:53 UTC] No.44773169[source]▶
What? How? Where I am it is endless. Maybe it used to be worse but I have never heard of or seen someone getting a ticket for it or seen a single sign or heard an elected official so much as mention it.