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Speed limits (in North America anyway) are determined by what speed the 85th percentile drives at. Of course lowering the speed limit doesn't work, that's literally the reverse of how speed limits are determined.
Drivers determine what speed they feel safe driving at. They take cues from the design of the road. If you want to slow down drivers, you have to redesign the road.