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So let's see what the suggestions are: - Remove markings (such as crosswalks) - Remove signals (such as pedestrian crossings) - Remove curbs (so that car
by Falkon1313 3y ago
So let's see what the suggestions are:
- Remove markings (such as crosswalks)
- Remove signals (such as pedestrian crossings)
- Remove curbs (so that cars can, and will, drive on what is supposed to be sidewalk)
- Where there are sidewalks, block them with cafes (so that pedestrians must walk in the road)
As a frequent pedestrian, on the already pedestrian-hostile streets of the U.S., many of which do not have sidewalks, I have zero faith that this would make drivers behave better. Quite the opposite.
This is the land where the very concept of walking somewhere, or riding a bike, is utterly foreign and incomprehensible to most people. It's the land of selfishness, where anyone else on the road is an inconvenience 'in your way'.
We need more controls, not less. And, ideally, solid barriers to separate the death-machines from the living people. They should have to go around the places where there are people, instead of barreling carelessly through them.
- Shawnj2 3y agoI mostly agree. While visiting Italy was nice and being walkable is great, the drivers were mostly insane and there aren’t a lot of places where areas that are safe to walk are clearly defined so drivers will happily drive in the middle of the road.
- NylaTheWolf 3y agoI was thinking about Italy while reading through the comments. I've seen people crossing the roads in between drivers. Lovely place and I'd love to visit again but the streets scare me LMAO