The absurdity of the proposal is already in the title, and shows how motonormativity is spread all over the world.
Berlin has a very good public transit system, and a few 30 km/h zones cannot be that bad.
I would love to hear opinions from someone who lives there!
crossposted from: https://mastodon.uno/users/rivoluzioneurbanamobilita/statuses/114732266280428499
Are you talking about fuel efficiency or total emission though? The efficiency might go up but the emission might still go up, it might be less emission per km/h but maybe not per km.
It’s a direct correlation. Emissions come from fuel burnt. Less fuel - lower emissions.
Are you saying that going to 90km/h emit less than going 30km/h?
No, I’m not.
I’m not trying to be sarcastic here, I genuinely do not understand what you are saying. Please give an example and/or a reference, whichever is more convenient.
Sorry, it’s rare people are not asking for trouble here :)
I mean that any (reasonable) distance travelled at 90km/h will have consumed less fuel than that travelled at 30km/h; given the same car is used, reasonable gear is selected, etc, of course. If there is less fuel consumed, then, naturally, the emissions are lower as well, since that’s just a byproduct of combustion.
While travelling at 90km/h will consume more fuel per unit of time than at 30km/h, the speed increase makes up for that.