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but sadly most subdivision builders like to make nice straight roads, which means that one of the more effective tools to control speed (having the road turn, o
by jsmith45 4y ago
but sadly most subdivision builders like to make nice straight roads, which means that one of the more effective tools to control speed (having the road turn, or snake) won't work. That leaves having frequent intersections with either stops or roundabouts.
Stop sign planning usually says to avoid 4 way stops and to give give preference to one of the streets (usually the busier), meaning that if those are used one street at any interspection will probably be one with few stops, allowing cars to build up speed.
Roundabouts (preferably with a physical center median) are the right choice for residential streets, but in most of the US they are still considered "weird", so subdivision developers don't make much use of them.
- bombcar 4y agoOne trick that works is get your neighbor a few houses down to buy an absolutely huge RV they leave parked on the street. And the neighbor across something similar, that narrow gap between them slows people down naturally.
- brewdad 4y agoMy town, which is pretty lenient on parking in general, has a rule that an RV may not stay in the street for more than 24 hours. An oversize pickup truck would do the job though and not be subject to the same time limits.