Showroom7561@lemmy.ca to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoShower thought: Rather than traffic speed signs telling drivers how fast they are going, they should post what the consequence is for their current speed.message-squaremessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up158arrow-down1message-squareShower thought: Rather than traffic speed signs telling drivers how fast they are going, they should post what the consequence is for their current speed.Showroom7561@lemmy.ca to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square46linkfedilinkfile-text
It might be more effective for the sign to read “4 points + $280 fine” instead of “80km/h” when you’re in a 40km/h zone, no?
minus-squareShowroom7561@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 days agoI agree. And I’d have them ahead of every stop sign if I could! At the very least, speed bumps should be on all roadways that are designated bike routes. Of course, NIMBYs fight hard against speed bumps.
minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 days agoRaised pedestrian crossings are great at intersections and mid-block crosswalks. I think they’re a little more difficult for car suspensions to dampen since they’re wider/longer, so even American-sized SUVs and trucks have to slow down.
I agree. And I’d have them ahead of every stop sign if I could!
At the very least, speed bumps should be on all roadways that are designated bike routes.
Of course, NIMBYs fight hard against speed bumps.
Raised pedestrian crossings are great at intersections and mid-block crosswalks.
I think they’re a little more difficult for car suspensions to dampen since they’re wider/longer, so even American-sized SUVs and trucks have to slow down.