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When city engineers determine the speed limit for a new local road, what metric do they secretly rely on most?

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When city engineers determine the speed limit for a new local road, what metric do they secretly rely on most?

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When city engineers determine the speed limit for a new local road, what metric do they secretly rely on most?
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