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A huge part of poorly designed roads is wider lanes (and parking spaces) that allow/encourage huge cars. Its been proven that narrower lanes correlate strongly
by twelvechairs 1y ago
A huge part of poorly designed roads is wider lanes (and parking spaces) that allow/encourage huge cars. Its been proven that narrower lanes correlate strongly with lower crash and fatality rates (e.g. [0] below) yet lane widths are under pressure to increase with larger vehicles, and every time this happens the vehicles get larger again.
[0] https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/narrower-lanes-safer-streets https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/narrower-lanes-safer-stree...
- CalRobert 1y agoHigher speeds, too.
- FridayoLeary 1y agoI heard the fire department wants wide lanes so they can drive around in those huge behemoths they love.
- ajuc 1y agoSurely that's not THE determining factor behind American transportation system. Because if it is - seems easy and cheap to fix.
- 542354234235 1y agoIt is part of it. Notjustbikes did a video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2dHFC31VtQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2dHFC31VtQ
- IAmBroom 1y agoPeople living in buildings that are currently aflame tend to be fans of those behemoths. Speaking from experience.
- FridayoLeary 1y agoIn Europe they're smaller. I don't know if the fires are also smaller.
- ponector 1y agoBut they can easily use more than one lane, why should they care about lane width?