85th Percentile

As American vehicles grow taller, wider, and longer, more of them are having a hard time fitting in traditional parking spaces.

February 10, 2023 - Vice

A video explainer of the notorious traffic law that explains why some cities have to raise speed limits to enforce traffic safety.

October 8, 2020 - Grist

Speed limits are currently determined by a calculation that considers only the status quo of vehicular velocity. Standard practices for speed limit setting and legislators should prioritize the safety of community members, according to this article.

August 9, 2020 - Forbes

A step toward an overhaul of the way speed is managed on city streets around the country.

August 2, 2020 - Smart Cities Dive

Land use regulations provide exhibit A in this indictment of the American legal system's support for a murderous and destructive dependence on automobiles for transportation.

July 10, 2019 - The Atlantic

A proposed bill in the California State Assembly would make it easier for local jurisdictions to set lower speed limits, sidestepping the controversial 85th percentile rule.

March 6, 2018 - Streetsblog California

Business Insider offers a platform for an argument favored by the National Motorists Association and a particularly vocal Michigan state police officer: that speed limits are too slow to be safe.

November 8, 2017 - Business Insider

Motor vehicle crashes claim over 30,000 lives per year, with related costs in the hundreds of billions. While we sometimes view that frightening statistic as inevitable, there are reasons to reexamine speed limits and how we set them.

August 2, 2015 - Five Thirty Eight