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@LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 years ago

Why safety and vehicle speed are incompatible goals for street design

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Why safety and vehicle speed are incompatible goals for street design

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@LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 years ago
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Nearly all transportation agencies will tell you that safety is their absolute top priority, but if you look more closely, you’ll discover that—in practice—i...
  • Poggervania
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    Yeah, but then us Americans have to learn how to drive in circles and that’s really hard apparently.

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      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu0VJ7Vo5pg

      But to be fair… putting down a single sign at the start of every red divider even if it’s still under construction would have prevented most of that insanity.

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      Where do you live? Roundabouts are pretty common in much of the US anymore.

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      Roundabouts exist in the oldest parts of the US. Go east and you’ll find them everywhere.

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