Not Just Bikes explains how North American speed limits are set and why posted limits matter far less than street design. It argues that drivers follow the road's cues, so safe speeds have to be built into the street.

Why Hacker News readers recommend it: Recommended again and again in traffic-safety threads as an eye-opener on road design versus posted limits and driver behavior.

“it really opened my eyes on the relationship between rules and actual behavior.”

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