新西兰提高了车速限制,尽管有证据表明车速限制较低,拯救生命和减少撞车事件。 New Zealand raises speed limits despite evidence showing lower limits save lives and reduce crashes.

尽管专家警告和经济证据表明,降低车速限制会减少撞车事故并拯救生命, 新西兰政府已提高了许多道路的车速限制。 Despite expert warnings and economic evidence showing that lower speed limits reduce crashes and save lives, New Zealand's government has raised speed limits on many roads. 一份报告发现,降低速度限制每年使近27人丧生和重伤,经济效益超过略微增加的旅行时间的费用。 A report found that reduced speed limits saved nearly 27 lives and serious injuries per year, with economic benefits outweighing the costs of slightly increased travel times. 政府的决定似乎偏向于意识形态而非证据, 也冻结自行车和步行项目的资金, The government's decision seems to favor ideology over evidence, also freezing funding for cycling and walking projects and prioritizing highways over maintenance.