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That bridge is clearly designed in that way to comply with the ADA. Injecting my personal politics: I've always thought the ADA was a somewhat misguided initia
by fastball 3y ago
That bridge is clearly designed in that way to comply with the ADA.
Injecting my personal politics: I've always thought the ADA was a somewhat misguided initiative when it comes to wheelchair accessibility. Seems like if we had taken all the money we spent trying to make places accessible by wheelchair and had instead directed it towards R&D for better modes of assistance for the disabled, we might've solved the problem instead of just slapping a bandaid on it.
Plus we wouldn't have bridges like this, which are worse for the non-disabled.
- ciabattabread 3y agoWhat if the ADA was instead called the “Baby Stroller Accessibility Act”? Or the “Elderly Accessibility Act”? Or do you want to slap on a remote-controlled exoskeleton on a toddler?
- fastball 3y agoThe elderly who need a wheelchair I think can be lumped in with the "disabilities" crowd already, not really a separate category. Caregivers carrying children too small to walk seems like a better solution than ensuring all bridges have ramps, but that's just my opinion.
- dolmen 3y agoYou're obviously not a caregiver who has to carry both the child(ren) and the stroller in the stairs.
- fastball 3y agoI've done that a lot actually? Regardless, I don't think our society should be specifically structured around certain use-cases, and I think it is wildly impractical to try to cater to all of them in all scenarios.
- pigbearpig 3y agoThis bridge has elements that make me think it's beyond ADA. The bridge could have been closer to the intersection. It could have both stairs and a ramp.
- 8bitsrule 3y agoThat design is insane. Maybe the designer had friends in the concrete business.