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The tradeoff was that pedestrians were not considered and any pedestrian death was therefore considered an acceptable tradeoff to allow cars the least encumbran
by jgeada 1y ago
The tradeoff was that pedestrians were not considered and any pedestrian death was therefore considered an acceptable tradeoff to allow cars the least encumbrance.
- shortrounddev2 1y agoI don't think they considered pedestrian deaths an acceptable trade-off. Probably the way it's framed is "if you don't cross at a crosswalk, your death is your own fault" or "if you let your kids go outside unattended, their deaths are your fault". Nevermind the total lack of crosswalks available. They see these things as examples of rule violations rather than a deficit of pedestrian infrastructure
- freehorse 1y agoIt is true that it is not designed to have pedestrians killed; imo it is designed to not have pedestrians at all, and everybody having to have a car to move around. This pays for both the car and the fuel (industries). At least this is my impression from ppl who have lived in the US and told me about how it is like in some places there, have never been myself.