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So I recently moved into a larger city and have taken to try and bike/walk more. I also live in an area with quite a few stop signs/red lights. It has actually
by kop316 6y ago
So I recently moved into a larger city and have taken to try and bike/walk more. I also live in an area with quite a few stop signs/red lights.
It has actually really surprised me ancedotally how many times I see a sports car (mustang, challenger, porsche, etc.) or other type of vehicle with a high acceleration (motorcycle) accelerate in a REALLY short distance. I am talking less than 100 ft/30 m, and possibly as little as 50 ft/15 m. Even more so, it happens on a busy street with a lot of pedestrians or where a lot of folks would bike. On a few occasions the vehicle almost hit another car that was trying to take a turn.
- watt 6y agoYes indeed. And where's the panic? Where's the calls to sports cars from the city center? People get killed on Berlin's Ku'damm on the regular by these maniac drivers. (I am not joking or being sarcastic. Germany treats this as murders, and the drivers are on trial for murder.) In Berlin there's a low-key idea to ban all cars from city center though: https://www.berlin.de/tourismus/infos/verkehr/nachrichten/6331145-4357821-initiative-will-volksentscheid-fuer-auto.html https://www.berlin.de/tourismus/infos/verkehr/nachrichten/63... (Too bad Madrid rolled their progress back...)
- kop316 6y ago> And where's the panic? I don't understand? You were asking how a fast accelerating car is worse than a bus/garbage truck, so I answered your question. It sounds like Berlin is doing the right thing. You can get a sports car if you want, but if you kill someone you should be treated as if you murdered someone.