• FireRetardant@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    It doesn’t matter how legal it is or not. If a driver is expected to stop because I’m crossing but doesn’t and I’m crippled or dead, that law means very little to me.

    We should instead design crosswalks that are inherently safer. Ones that force drivers to slow down and look for pedestrains regardless of some flashing lights that may or may not work with a beg button.

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      11 months ago

      Yup. Crosswalks and pedestrian bridges may not seem like it, but they are actually car infrastructure. They are designed to allow cars to be as unimpeded as possible.

      Real pedestrian infrastructure looks like streets that make drivers uncomfortable to be driving on. Cars and people should not be mixing.

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        11 months ago

        Quiet, peasant! This is a car-centric society! Not driving is a choice to not be a real person!

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        • Auli@lemmy.ca
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          11 months ago

          It’s worse our cities are so sprawled out its pathetic. Everyone always says look at Europe sure but look at their cities smaller area wise but with more people.

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            11 months ago

            That’s because their zoning laws are different.

            They allow building walkable neighborhoods with mixed-use buildings that have retail businesses on the ground floor and residential units on the 3-5 floors above. Their daily errands can easily be done by foot, so there is less traffic.

            You can’t achieve that in a car-dependent suburb where you need to drive to get to the nearest grocery store, school or cafe.