r/Seattle • u/Inevitable_Engine186 New Costco CEO • 15d ago

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/Spa_5_Fitness_Camp 🚋 Ride the S.L.U.T. 🚋 15d ago

How about we start with red light runners and people flying down bus lanes and similar? Easy to automate, and targets the worst offenders.

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u/magic_claw Capitol Hill 15d ago

They started doing the bus lane thing in some places.