Pedestrian safety bricks: surprising crosswalk hack

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@MikeR

The only aberration is the large number of middle aged ladies in white Teslas who don’t think rules about pedestrian crossings apply to them.

I lived in Vancouver in the 90s. Back then, it was old white men in Jaguars. Mostly in Kerrisdale. Slow-rolling pedestrian nightmares. See a Jag, dive for the curb.

@Mindysan33

But honestly, the long-term solution that cities need to implement is finding ways to cut down on cars inside pedestrian/bike heavy areas.

So much this. It’s exactly the way the Dutch do things - they separate traffic by momentum and potential for harm. It works brilliantly. The more I look into urban traffic planning, the more it comes back to “copy the Dutch”.

And as has been pointed out before on the BBS, the Dutch had to demand better to get what they have. They didn’t start out as brilliant urban designers. Which is encouraging.

Amsterdam:

These US cities have the worst traffic and Los Angeles isn't even in the top five

https://one-handed-economist.com/?p=3115 When I hear about this I think of this picture of comparing Amsterdam in the 70s and today. It’s a choice and we can change our minds.