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In Bangkok the roads are very wide and busy. Every couple hundred meters they have bridges that go over them. It's an interesting solution to the problem. It's
by atom_arranger 5y ago
In Bangkok the roads are very wide and busy. Every couple hundred meters they have bridges that go over them. It's an interesting solution to the problem. It's nice that you just walk up the stairs and cross, no need to worry about the traffic.
They're all over the place, most of them much more minimal, but similar to this: https://previews.123rf.com/images/ruslan_kokarev/ruslan_kokarev1806/ruslan_kokarev180600069/103206204-bangkok-thailand-july-19-2017-elevated-pedestrian-walkway-skywalk-at-ratchadamri-road-near-central-w.jpg https://previews.123rf.com/images/ruslan_kokarev/ruslan_koka...
- pharmakom 5y agoWhy should pedestrians be inconvenienced? Make the cars wait or send them the long way around.
- twiddling 5y agosucks if you're mobility impaired ( wheelchair ) , and with ADA the costs will be too prohibitive for most locales, so they'll just paint some zebra stripes and put up a flashing light
- kspacewalk2 5y agoAlso sucks if you have a stroller, luggage, pets, small kids, a bum leg, if you're old or just tired.
- atom_arranger 5y agoThere are crosswalks on street level, you have to go further and wait though. Some of them have escalators or elevators.
- selimthegrim 5y agoIn Karachi too IIRC