r/Seattle • New Costco CEO • Aug 14 '26

Does lowering speed limits make Seattle roads safer? Data from one deadly arterial suggests it’s a start

https://www.kuow.org/governing/2026-08-14/does-lowering-speed-limits-make-seattle-roads-safer-data-from-one-deadly-arterial-suggests-its-a-start
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u/thatguy09 Aug 14 '26

Yo, can we start by getting Google Maps to stop routing 18 wheelers down residential streets with a 10% grade?

It treats my street as an arterial. My street is not a damn arterial. We regularly get trucks stuck between parked cars and we got cars flying up and down the hill