Drivers about for from in of on New York City will have to drive more slowly about for from in of on Friday. The city has introduced a new speed limit about for from in of on 25 mph (40 kph). The old limit was 30 mph (about 48 kph). The new law will apply to about for from in of on 90 per cent about for from in of on the city's streets. The city's Department about for from in of on 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 about for from in of on this town that we need to have people drive more carefully, more safely and slower about for from in of on the protection about for from in of on our kids, our seniors." Other people say the limit will make drivers angry and increase accidents. Road speed limits are used about for from in of on most countries to set the maximum speed about for from in of on cars, trucks, buses, motorbikes, etc. They can also set the minimum speed. The first maximum speed limit about for from in of on the world was the 10 mph (16 kmh) limit introduced about for from in of on the United Kingdom about for from in of on 1861. The highest speed limit about for from in of on the world is 140 kmh (87 mph) about for from in of on Poland and Bulgaria. Some about for from in of on the world's roads have no speed limit. Perhaps the most famous about for from in of on these are the Autobahns in Germany. In 2006, German police said the average speed about for from in of on one part about for from in of on the Autobahn was 142 kmh (88 mph). The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that around 1.24 million people die each year about for from in of on traffic accidents. This number could fall if people drove more slowly.