Taras Grescoe 🚇 on Nostr: #Japan decided to do something about the 300 children and elderly people killed on ...

#Japan decided to do something about the 300 children and elderly people killed on streets where the speed limit was 60 km/h (37 mph).

As of Sep. 1, 2026, speeds are cut to 30 km/h on 870,000 km of road—70 percent of the standard road network.

#backtoschool

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/02/japan-new-speed-limit-30kmh-narrow-city-streets