Comment on Local news did an entire segment featuring a guy who's mad about having to drive more carefully.
victorz@lemmy.world 3 days agoCrashing into an oil tanker would probably be worse for the oncoming vehicle than crashing into a normal vehicle though. Forcing any vehicle into incoming traffic is dangerous design.
Our city buses do it as a routine part of many routes, as do school buses. Large trucks and construction vehicles, too. Me, when I’m towing my boat sometimes. Intersections inherently force vehicles into cross paths. That’s what an intersection is. So, if it’s dangerous, then we shouldn’t have intersections.
Call out the real problem here: shitty, entitled drivers.
That’s what an intersection is.
Not if you make a right turn…
But sure, inconvenient and very rare vehicles surely would probably have to cross over a little into oncoming. But regular large vehicles shouldn’t have to, ideally.
healthetank@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
Are you a civil engineer or technician?
In my area MOST small residential roads will already require semis to turn into oncoming in order to make tight turns - this is not uncommon, and a reason there’s additional licensing for those vehicles. They have a wide turning radius and should know where and how to make that maneuver safely.
There’s nothing wrong with this setup - speaking as a civil engineer in road design.
victorz@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Why do you give me only those two options lol?
healthetank@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Typically, civil engineers are the only ones who can stamp drawings, and the ones who take legal responsibility for the design. But I know there are some jurisdictions where eng techs can ‘design’ and take some level of responsibility, so wanted to leave that door open.
Something tells me you’re not in road design though, regardless of title.
victorz@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
No lol, I’m not in road design. I am a civil engineer, however.