Speed Safety
Public health is the focus on
the population's health through the prevention of disease/accidents and the promotion
of health for all. Our group decided to use speed limit as an example of public
health. We chose a 30mph speed limit
sign on 42nd street, just off of campus. We chose this spot because it
is relevant to public health and students especially. This speed limit sign on
42nd street is right down the road from both campus and some of the most popular off
campus student housing. Many USF drivers will see this sign and have to obey
the limit, reducing amount of motor vehicle accidents and helping to protect pedestrians.
Since this area has many walkers going to and from campus, they are being
protected as well by the restriction on speed. It is a great measure of public
health because it is in a very popular area and it is important to reduce the
opportunity for accidents. We think that
this an excellent example because it is a preventive measure taken to effect
all people. Almost everyone in the United has either drove a car, rode a car/bus,
or will at some point in the future. It is important that these vehicles have
limits and regualtions. Without any limits, people could drive as fast as they
want and accidents would be much more likely to occur. With too fast of
driving, especially in populated areas with many walkers, it would be easy to
hit someone crossing to the street if one was driving too fast. With speed
limits in place, people on and off the roads can feel much safer.
I agree with you when you talked about how important reducing the speed is. USF has a lot of traffic and a lot of pedestrians who don't always follow directions. Students tend to j-walk and i feel that if there wasn't a speed to follow a lot of deaths would occur. Reducing the speed i think gives the driver more time to stop then what they usually would have. Good blog!
ReplyDeleteSpeed limits are a subject I never fully understood. Historically the only reason the U.S. government decided to regulate speed limits was due to the energy crisis in 1973. This led to the passing of the Emergency Highway Conservation Act effectively placing the speed limit at 55mph. Note that is was not for safety reasons but for the simple fact that gasoline prices were very expensive and the U.S. government wanted to help conserve fuel. Of course slower speeds do mean there are less likely fatal collisions, but there is yet to be a study conclusively claiming speed limits have reduced the number of motor vehicle accidents. I always thought if someone wants to speed how is a sign going to stop them? People who want to speed are going to speed regardless of what a sign says and traveling on the interstate is obvious enough that not a lot of people care to follow a strict adherence to speed limits unless a police officer is around.
ReplyDeleteI think the concept of speed limits is tricky. Generally, speed limits are set based on what the safest speed range is for that area, based on a number of things: Road curves, pedestrians/residential, etc. I really feel, however, that sometimes speed limits are under- or over-estimated in areas, so people use the "flow of traffic" as a general rule of thumb. If people approximate their own speed limit, it's going to be influenced by a number of different factors (i.e. when someone's running late). Speed limits are also a difficult thing to enforce, which honestly makes this issue a work-in-progress that has been too far put-off.
ReplyDeleteThe issue of speed regulation is actually very relevant to me right now because someone from my high school just died this week from a motorcycle accident. Someone had also recently informed me that in some areas, if motorcyclists are going over a certain speed, that cops can't chase them because it becomes too dangerous for everyone.
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