@Davriellelouna the 85% rule is still big in England unfortunately. Also, trying to get the Police to agree to enforce reduced speed limits is difficult, and the Government resists attempts by local Councils to take pn responsibility for speed limit enforcement (presumably because they would actually be successful)
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@dgerard and then Microsoft increases the subscription fee before the Government discovers that chatbots can't replace so many civil servants
@cstross @gerikson This doesn't sound promising: "A growing body of evidence is finding that robots tend to end up creating more work for caregivers"
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/01/09/1065135/japan-automating-eldercare-robots/
@dgerard and that's why Reach have loads of stories where they ingest the reviews from Trip Advisor, or try to get people to hate cyclists and pedestrians
@grue @Davriellelouna which is great if roads only exist for motorists (in England, they're also there for pedestrians, horse riders, cyclists, and I assume driving (of animals) is still allowed)