That’s one of the recurring ironies. Most of the stuff anti-car-culture people are pushing for (eg: more trains, this photo, etc) make it better for the people who do drive
Exactly! The design forces everyone to drive more slowly and deliberately. If I was a driver I would be very pleased. The only people that hate this are speeders.
I dunno. Paths are clearer and easier to predict, lanes are more defined. In good circumstances, you can safely speed more than before. Not that it’s good idea, but it literally doesn’t take away anything from drives while massively improving safety, clarity and elegance.
When paths are narrow and the sidewalks busy (people, trees, benches, etc) drivers subconsciously slow down because it feels faster. Inversely, drivers speed up in wide open areas because it feels slower. This has been well studied and rebutted earlier urban design principles that thought narrow streets and obstacles caused traffic accidents.
…I mean, cars ended up better too. Hella lot more clarity after.
That’s one of the recurring ironies. Most of the stuff anti-car-culture people are pushing for (eg: more trains, this photo, etc) make it better for the people who do drive
Exactly! The design forces everyone to drive more slowly and deliberately. If I was a driver I would be very pleased. The only people that hate this are speeders.
bro you don’t understand i have to reach the traffic light 2 seconds faster PLEASE
I dunno. Paths are clearer and easier to predict, lanes are more defined. In good circumstances, you can safely speed more than before. Not that it’s good idea, but it literally doesn’t take away anything from drives while massively improving safety, clarity and elegance.
When paths are narrow and the sidewalks busy (people, trees, benches, etc) drivers subconsciously slow down because it feels faster. Inversely, drivers speed up in wide open areas because it feels slower. This has been well studied and rebutted earlier urban design principles that thought narrow streets and obstacles caused traffic accidents.