Comment on Seattle is like "come to downtown please"
Hildegarde@lemmy.world 2 months agoIf you think you need temporary speed limits to keep children safe, you have streets that are fundamentally unsafe for everyone.
Traffic cameras exist to generate revenue for the police department.
They should be changing the code to ensure that streets are safe for everyone at all times, not just the few hours a day when there are likely to be children present.
Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
While that’s a better solution on paper, it’s naive. Even if you change it 100% of the time, if you need these measures to make people comply now, you’ll need them then, too. You can tell people whatever you want, but the fact is, they’re going to put themselves first most of the time. The guy who fucked around and made himself late for work is always gonna prioritize getting there on time no matter what until that clearly represents further hardship.
Hildegarde@lemmy.world 2 months ago
no.
traffic calming devices use physics. a car cannot travel through a chicane above the maximum designed speed. bollards stop vehicles from endangering people by being solid.
you don’t need humans to enforce the laws of physics, that’s why traffic calming works.
Demdaru@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Isn’t 60% of USA riding SUVs? Physics point kinda moot.
Hildegarde@lemmy.world 2 months ago
heavier vehicles corner worse. traffic calming is more effective