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For the risk averse, do not jump the roped off road shoulder and instead cross at the crosswalk per local law?

• _dain_ 3y ago
  You are victim-blaming, stop it. Telling people to just act in the "correct" way 100% of the time does not work, it's just a way for engineers and designers to deflect responsibility for design failure. The existing crossing is too far away to be useful, hence why so many people take the shortcut. This has been known for years: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/5/29/an-open-letter-to-the-city-of-springfield https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/5/29/an-open-letter... https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2021/10/14/designing-streets-with-the-human-mind-in-mind https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2021/10/14/designing-str... Walking in a straight line from a library entrance to the library parking lot should be lethal.
  • nayuki 3y ago
    Should *not be lethal. Btw, I saw some of your older posts against car-centric design, and I really love this one about how cyclists are effectively geofenced: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35274702 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35274702 (9 months ago)
    • _dain_ 3y ago
      > Should not be lethal.* oh gosh I didn't notice that > I really love this one about how cyclists are effectively geofenced thanks! I'm in a much more bike friendly city now. although that may change again soon ..