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Does a lower speed limit increase travel time?

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Does a lower speed limit increase travel time?

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Reducing the speed limit to 50 km/h has little effect, if any, on overall travel times. In most suburban areas you would only drive a short distance on a 50 km/h street before joining a road with a higher speed limit. For most trips, the difference in travel time would be less than 30 seconds.