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Technology

Sep. 6, 2024

Cities target traffic fatalities with technology and lowered speed limits

Why lowering speed limits makes sense, and why human nature might always stand in the way.

Donavon J. Sawyer

Senior Counsel, Milanfar Law Firm PC

Phone: (925) 433-6003

Email: dsawyer@milanfarlaw.com

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Anaheim and other California cities are lowering speed limits in a well-intentioned effort to reduce fatal and serious injury traffic collisions. As cities strive to make roads safer, the behavioral difference among drivers and pedestrians will likely raise questions about the effectiveness of these policy changes.

In July, the City of Anaheim $95

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