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> I suspect that also has a negative effect on drivers as it can be extremely difficult to see pedestrians. It seems the best efforts in reducing pedestrian ca
by makeitdouble 4y ago
> I suspect that also has a negative effect on drivers as it can be extremely difficult to see pedestrians.
It seems the best efforts in reducing pedestrian casualties have been in making the road more complicated to drivers.
A sister comment mentions making street narrower with more obstacles. I’ve also seen straight street transformed into multicurves ones. Fake pedestrian statues set at crossing points. Fake painting on the road that force the driver to focus etc.
And all of these (unfortunately for drivers?) seem to have had a positive effect in the towns that implemented them (at least while the driver doesn’t get used to them in the case of non obstructive setups).
- culebron21 4y agoThe first part -- narrower lanes and less straight ways (also centerline islands in straight roads, and at intersections) -- are part of Vision Zero approach. The approach is directed at subconscious level and aims to make driver more attentive, not to complicate or irritate. I drove at such roads, it dosen't feel wrong or irritating. No problem to make a left turn behind a centerline island, rather than cut the turn. I feel much unsafer at big "runway" roads. Fake pedestrian statues and painting are the opposite and strogly discouraged, because they distract driver from real pedestrians and numb attention. These are just fantasies of police departments.