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Drivers aboutforfrominofon New York City will have to drive more slowly aboutforfrominofon Friday. The city has introduced a new speed limit aboutforfrominofon 25 mph (40 kph). The old limit was 30 mph (about 48 kph). The new law will apply to aboutforfrominofon 90 per cent aboutforfrominofon the city's streets. The city's Department aboutforfrominofon 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 aboutforfrominofon this town that we need to have people drive more carefully, more safely and slower aboutforfrominofon the protection aboutforfrominofon our kids, our seniors." Other people say the limit will make drivers angry and increase accidents.

Road speed limits are used aboutforfrominofon most countries to set the maximum speed aboutforfrominofon cars, trucks, buses, motorbikes, etc. They can also set the minimum speed. The first maximum speed limit aboutforfrominofon the world was the 10 mph (16 kmh) limit introduced aboutforfrominofon the United Kingdom aboutforfrominofon 1861. The highest speed limit aboutforfrominofon the world is 140 kmh (87 mph) aboutforfrominofon Poland and Bulgaria. Some aboutforfrominofon the world's roads have no speed limit. Perhaps the most famous aboutforfrominofon these are the Autobahns in Germany. In 2006, German police said the average speed aboutforfrominofon one part aboutforfrominofon the Autobahn was 142 kmh (88 mph). The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that around 1.24 million people die each year aboutforfrominofon traffic accidents. This number could fall if people drove more slowly.