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> For example a well understood engineering concept is that narrow roads produce slower speeds and wider and more lanes produce faster speeds. Instead of puttin
by prirun 4y ago
> For example a well understood engineering concept is that narrow roads produce slower speeds and wider and more lanes produce faster speeds. Instead of putting up a sign that says "Maximum 30mph", which "requires" police to enforce, you could make the road so narrow that drivers only feel safe driving at 30mph.
We have an older bridge connecting Louisville, KY and Jeffersonville, IN. The speed limit is 35, the lanes are very narrow, and yet people still regularly go 50. I was hit while stopped at the end of that bridge in 2021 by a distracted driver, likely on her phone, who was going so fast, she wrecked into me and the 2 cars in front of me and her car did a 180 and ended up facing the opposite direction in opposing traffic.
IMO a key safety measure would be "if you are in an accident while on your phone, you lose your license for 12 months times the percent at fault.
- Scoundreller 4y agoWhy special penalties for legislatively prescribed distractions? Shouldn’t the nasty accident be enough to convict them of being a bad driver?
- rolenthedeep 4y agoShouldn't fear of horrible, gruesome, painful death deter anyone from using their phone in the car ever? People simply don't work like that.
- michael_vo 4y agoIMO a key safety measure would be "if you are in an accident while on your phone, you lose your license for 12 months times the percent at fault. Will this stop drivers from using cell phones? This is a post event solution. This solution might work but requires police, judges, witnesses, cameras, and many components to properly implement. One way that Amsterdam or Copenhagen would fix this is to reduce the number of lanes. They purposely remove lanes (even when the street can accommodate extra ones). They also introduce shrubbery on the side of the road that blocks human vision. This is because if you can't see past the corner you slow down as you approach. Another solution is changing the texture of the road. We naturally drive slower on cobblestone versus smooth asphalt. I've also seen speed bumps or even just a slightly raised smoother bump on a highway/road in honolulu and in colombia to slow drivers down. There are many well understood road engineering solutions to use.