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关于纽约的交通 (一则老新闻了)
Drivers in New York City will have to drive more slowly from Friday. The city has introduced a new speed limit of 25 mph (40 kph). The old limit was 30 mph (about 48 kph). The new law will apply to about 90 per cent of the city's streets. The city's Department of Transportation hopes the lower speed limit will make people drive more carefully and reduce traffic accidents and deaths. The city's mayor, Bill de Blasio, said he wanted to improve traffic safety and end pedestrian deaths. He said: "There's a real consensus in this town that we need to have people drive more carefully, more safely and slower for the protection of our kids, our seniors." Other people say the limit will make drivers angry and increase accidents.
Road speed limits are used in most countries to set the maximum speed for cars, trucks, buses, motorbikes, etc. They can also set the minimum speed. The first maximum speed limit in the world was the 10 mph (16 kmh) limit introduced in the United Kingdom in 1861. The highest speed limit in the world is 140 kmh (87 mph) in Poland and Bulgaria. Some of the world's roads have no speed limit. Perhaps the most famous of these are the Autobahns in Germany. In 2006, German police said the average speed on one part of the Autobahn was 142 kmh (88 mph). The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that around 1.24 million people die each year in traffic accidents. This number could fall if people drove more slowly.
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从周五开始,纽约市的司机们将不得不开得更慢。该市推出了新的限速25英里/小时(40公里/小时)。旧的限速为30英里/小时(约合48公里/小时)。新法将适用于该市约90%的街道。该市交通局希望较低的限速能使人们更加小心驾驶,减少交通事故和死亡人数。该市市长Bill de Blasio表示,他希望改善交通安全,杜绝行人死亡。他说 "这个城市有一个真正的共识,我们需要让人们更小心地开车,更安全地开车,更慢地开车,以保护我们的孩子和我们的老人。" 但另一些人说,限速会让司机生气,增加事故。
道路限速在大多数国家用于设定汽车、卡车、公共汽车、摩托车等的最高速度。它们还可以设定最低速度。世界上第一个最高限速是1861年英国实行的10英里/小时(16公里/小时)的限速。世界上最高限速是波兰和保加利亚的140公里/小时(87英里/小时)。世界上有些道路是不限速的。其中最著名的可能是德国的高速公路。2006年,德国警方称,一段高速公路的平均速度为142公里/小时(88英里/小时)。世界卫生组织(WHO)表示,每年约有124万人死于交通事故。如果人们能过更慢一些开车,这个数字可能会下降。
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