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Drivers in New York City will to drive more slowly from Friday. The city has a new speed limit of 25 mph (40 kph). The old limit 30 mph (about 48 kph). The new law will to about 90 per cent of the city's streets. The city's Department of Transportation the lower speed limit will people drive more carefully and traffic accidents and deaths. The city's mayor, Bill de Blasio, said he wanted to traffic safety and end pedestrian deaths. He said: "There's a real consensus in this town that we 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 accidents.

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