• danekrae@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    They can either claim land of the residents to make the road wider, they could leave it dangerous for pedestrians/bicyclists, they could shut the road down completely, or just do what they have done in the video.

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      9 hours ago

      If they are comcerned about speeding, they could install speed bumps or speed cameras. Those actually work.

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        5 hours ago

        Making the lanes narrow also works. That’s why they did it. Also people vandalise speed cameras so that’s not worth it, and speed bumps don’t work because people just floor it between the bumps.

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        6 hours ago

        Plenty of research has shown that people will drive at a speed that feels comfortable. Narrower lanes are known to cause people to slow down without additional discomfort or fining speeders.

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        9 hours ago

        Probably, they are concerned about the people in the small lane. Bicyclists and pedestrians. Speed bumps doesn’t stop those large american vehicles from taking out a person in their blind spot during a right turn.

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          6 hours ago

          those large american vehicles

          Don’t they have outside mirrors? I use those to check for bikes before making turns… 🙄 Like I was taught in driving school.

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            4 hours ago

            I was taught to do that AND check your blind spot, because the mirror doesn’t catch everything.