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Design roads to the speed. Too many of our roads (US) are wide, open, and "trick" drivers into going faster than necessary. Things that can help reduce speeds
by alistairSH 4y ago
Design roads to the speed. Too many of our roads (US) are wide, open, and "trick" drivers into going faster than necessary.
Things that can help reduce speeds:
- narrower lanes
- less shoulder/median space
- trees, bushes
- traffic circles instead of red/yellow/green signals
- various curbing arrangements
- mjevans 4y agoBlindspots like bushes and shrubs only REDUCE SAFETY. People can't see the cars, cars can't see the people. Probably 70% of the cars will slow down, making it even more dangerous with a false sense of security among pedestrians. Since pedestrians don't have signaling apparatuses, the only way to share the parts of the road that must be shared is to clearly see everyone.
- alistairSH 4y agoYeah, poorly worded. Tree/vegetation work to slow traffic on straight portions without intersections. You wouldn't want them at intersections with pedestrians/bikes.
- Kirby64 4y agoWhat GP is referring to is Traffic Calming techniques: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_calming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_calming Common example I'm used to seeing is narrowing of the roads and causing a slight bend at various points to essentially 'force' you to slow down. It's not technically causing you to slow, but you feel much more comfortable going slower when transitioning through the calmed area. No speed enforcement needed... just some small changes to the road.