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There is a layer of perception here. People drive faster when they see lots of open space. For example, adding some barriers that obstruct sight but aren't horr
by rocqua 10y ago
There is a layer of perception here. People drive faster when they see lots of open space. For example, adding some barriers that obstruct sight but aren't horrible to crash into makes people drive slower without making the road much more dangerous to drive on.
Adding some trees and shrubbery between the road and the sidewalk also does a lot. Because sidewalks next to a road visually widen the road. This has the added benefit of making pedestrians feel a lot safer. No-one likes walking 2 meters next to cars driving at near-highway speeds.
- bkkssnn 10y ago>For example, adding some barriers that obstruct sight This sounds like a recipe to increase accidents, just saying.
- masklinn 10y agoExperience shows they're just the opposite.
- rocqua 10y agoThe point is not to have much of the environment hidden from sight. The point is to prevent the 'All I see is open road' feeling. On a slightly too simple note, the point is to make you feel like you need to be more careful without actually adding a lot of risk. One might say the current road design makes roads feel so safe that the actual safety benefits get canceled out by changed behaviour.