The regulation that the city needs is that whenever roads are rebuilt they should prioritize transport options as follows: wheelchairs/pedestrians > bicycles > e-scooters/e-bikes > transit > compact cars > pedestrian mutilators (a.k.a. pickup trucks and SUVs). It is preposterous that some residential roads today don’t even have sidewalks.
They should also eliminate right turns on red, which are as hostile to pedestrians and bicycles as it gets.
You wouldn’t believe how many times I’ve personally almost been run over while on bike because of that, but even worse, when crossing the street the after the light turns green. Most drivers don’t look the way they’re going, and instead solely pay attention to the colour of the pretty lights overhead like three month olds.
Pedestrians/wheelchairs should ALWAYS be separated from vehicles (and that’s including bikes) with physical barriers, and bikes separated from cars with physical barriers anywhere the speed limit’s greater than 20km/h. And speed limits shouldn’t be enforced with simply signs, but actually physical barriers that prevent speeding, like regular turns or speed bumps.
Drivers are so entitled in this country that they complain about being ticketed by the police when they’re the ones knowingly breaking the laws. Laws that exist because people kill each other due to carelessness if it wasn’t for these laws! And people DO kill each other constantly despite these laws! I mean, if most statistics didn’t lump in cars together with all other accidents, cars alone would be the 11th leading cause of death in the States!
Even as a kid something just seemed off about everyone hurtling around in 2000+ pounds of steel and rubber. So many people I’ve met say they hate driving and how stressful it yet they have to depend on it even when they are uncomfortable behind the wheel. We only test the drivers when they are learning then expect a life time of safe driving and staying up to date on the rules. Not to mention the insane costs of car ownership that is nearly mandatory because of how we build our cities and neglect other transportation options.
This is a good take. Pedestrians frequently get hit by automobiles and often times it can just be considered a “no fault accident”. Where is the out cry then for safer streets, better visibility regulations, and lower speed limits?
It seems so dystopian to hold pedestrians, transit and cyclists to such stricter conditions and expectations than cars are held to. Roadways are able to bankrupt cities but politicians get furious if a bus route doesn’t make their city money.
The regulation that the city needs is that whenever roads are rebuilt they should prioritize transport options as follows: wheelchairs/pedestrians > bicycles > e-scooters/e-bikes > transit > compact cars > pedestrian mutilators (a.k.a. pickup trucks and SUVs). It is preposterous that some residential roads today don’t even have sidewalks.
They should also eliminate right turns on red, which are as hostile to pedestrians and bicycles as it gets.
You wouldn’t believe how many times I’ve personally almost been run over while on bike because of that, but even worse, when crossing the street the after the light turns green. Most drivers don’t look the way they’re going, and instead solely pay attention to the colour of the pretty lights overhead like three month olds.
Pedestrians/wheelchairs should ALWAYS be separated from vehicles (and that’s including bikes) with physical barriers, and bikes separated from cars with physical barriers anywhere the speed limit’s greater than 20km/h. And speed limits shouldn’t be enforced with simply signs, but actually physical barriers that prevent speeding, like regular turns or speed bumps.
Drivers are so entitled in this country that they complain about being ticketed by the police when they’re the ones knowingly breaking the laws. Laws that exist because people kill each other due to carelessness if it wasn’t for these laws! And people DO kill each other constantly despite these laws! I mean, if most statistics didn’t lump in cars together with all other accidents, cars alone would be the 11th leading cause of death in the States!
Even as a kid something just seemed off about everyone hurtling around in 2000+ pounds of steel and rubber. So many people I’ve met say they hate driving and how stressful it yet they have to depend on it even when they are uncomfortable behind the wheel. We only test the drivers when they are learning then expect a life time of safe driving and staying up to date on the rules. Not to mention the insane costs of car ownership that is nearly mandatory because of how we build our cities and neglect other transportation options.
This is a good take. Pedestrians frequently get hit by automobiles and often times it can just be considered a “no fault accident”. Where is the out cry then for safer streets, better visibility regulations, and lower speed limits?
It seems so dystopian to hold pedestrians, transit and cyclists to such stricter conditions and expectations than cars are held to. Roadways are able to bankrupt cities but politicians get furious if a bus route doesn’t make their city money.