[twoNeurons]

If you set the speed limit to 65kph, people will go 80kph... and I don't care who you are... but highway speeds in town are not safe.

40km/h on side streets isn't necessarily a bad thing. Many of these streets are practically one lane with cars parked down both sides. A kid running out from a car, a car door opening, a car pulling out...

Most sane people don't travel much faster than 40km/h on local streets anyway.

However, saying all this, a much more effective way to slow traffic down on local streets is either speed bumps, 4-way stops at every intersection (annoying i know) or tight roundabouts.

Highway #1 speeds, however, should be increased by at least 10km.p