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As a frequent pedestrian, this sounds great. A slow car is a safe car. I've often wondered why lights don't seem to be timed in cities for how long it takes to
by xvedejas 3y ago
As a frequent pedestrian, this sounds great. A slow car is a safe car. I've often wondered why lights don't seem to be timed in cities for how long it takes to walk a block.
- wtallis 3y agoI've definitely experienced convenient light timing walking through San Francisco.
- njarboe 3y agoHow long it takes who to walk a block?
- akira2501 3y ago> A slow car is a safe car. A slower car is less likely to severely injure you than a faster moving car. Your safety factor has possibly improved to an unknown degree given the particular intersection, roadway configuration and angle of incident, the car has in no way "become safe." > I've often wondered why lights don't seem to be timed in cities for how long it takes to walk a block The energy stored in a 3000lb+ object moving 30mph is far greater than the energy in an 150lb object moving 3mph. The overhead of having to start and stop movement as a pedestrian is not comparable and won't rise to the level of design criteria the way it will for vehicles.
- NBJack 3y agoThis is less great when the result is: * Massive lines forming that congest multiple blocks (increasing danger to primarily car occupants, decreases throughput of public transit even with dedicated lanes) * Drivers, becoming increasingly less patient, gun forward any opportunity they have to progress (increasing danger to pedestrians) * Idling vehicles for longer periods create increased pollution (debatable, but theoretically would affect everyone) But I'd say the biggest losers are when this impacts buses.