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Two possible paths forward: Separate streets and roads so that roads don’t have people and people and bicycles cross across roads through skywalks or tunnels.
by vlovich123 2y ago
Two possible paths forward:
Separate streets and roads so that roads don’t have people and people and bicycles cross across roads through skywalks or tunnels.
Wait for the cars to get bigger and taller enough that they become planes and the humans cross under that way.
- timeon 2y ago> Separate streets and roads so that roads don’t have people This is sounds like urban design from 60s.
- vlovich123 2y agoSeparating fully would be nice and the most safe. Intersections are probably a good balance of safe vs associated capital & maintenance costs. American "stroad" design definitely results in a lot of well-documented unsafety. This is because speed differences are a huge contributor of accidents and humans are basically stationary. That's why a separate bike lane is needed when bikes are going full speed and why many civilized countries have separate passing and flow of traffic lanes and why "driving too slow" is as much of a ticket as "driving too fast". > After several stroads were replaced by more efficient roadways in Boston, vehicular fatalities fell from 21 in 2016 to 10 in 2018; simultaneously, pedestrian fatalities halved from 14 to 7.[41] This partial success motivated Bostonian locals to demand the complete elimination of the remaining stroads by implementing better road design.[41]