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In London, authorities have been doing the opposite—removing pedestrian guard rails. One study [1] found this has resulted in a significant (56 percent) decrea
by djmobley 7y ago
In London, authorities have been doing the opposite—removing pedestrian guard rails.
One study [1] found this has resulted in a significant (56 percent) decrease in collisions resulting in deaths or serious injuries.
[1] http://foi.tfl.gov.uk/FOI-2274-1718/Pedestrian%20railings%20removal%20collisions%20analysis%20%28no%20stats19%29.pdf http://foi.tfl.gov.uk/FOI-2274-1718/Pedestrian%20railings%20...
- akadruid1 7y agoPresumably this means the new "malicious vehicle barriers" on the bridges will soon have killed more people than the terror attacks they are "preventing repeats" of. Apparently post-9/11 security theatre pushed so many people out of planes and into long distance driving that the additional road deaths overtook the 9/11 death toll in a few months.