They saw that 300 kids and older adults were dying from traffic collisions every year and decided to do something about it. Not gloss over it or blame the victims.
Japan has been reducing traffic deaths overall and still did this to 870,000 km of roads!
Japan just made its streets safer overnight! Following Spain and Wales, the country just slashed the speed limit on more than two thirds of its streets, from 60 km/h to 30 km/h.
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