Originally Posted by
anacapamalibu
Adjusting max speed could be a reaction to higher fuel costs and their association with incremental costs of max speed. Also to promote social harmony as to the ticket pricing. Doesn't indicate they are not safe to run at max speed, haven't heard of a crash or derailment.
Yes, but interestingly, the word "safer" did come in to even the Xinhua/China Daily report, as they quoted that professor at Jiaotong University. That alone is shocking.