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Town centers with a concentration of pedestrians , bikes and vehicles are going to have a higher rate of accidents no matter what you do. Separating the through
by ForestCritter 3y ago
Town centers with a concentration of pedestrians , bikes and vehicles are going to have a higher rate of accidents no matter what you do. Separating the through traffic from the town centers kills the town centers...route 66 anybody? The focus should be on being more concientious drivers and having respect for the place you are driving in. Lack of respect isn't going to be fixed by dividing up and killing the heart of town centers.
- scoofy 3y ago> Separating the through traffic from the town centers kills the town centers...route 66 anybody? This has been shown repeatedly to be false, but folks who blindly believe it.
- ozymandium 3y agocan you provide sources?
- altgoogler 3y agohttps://www.vox.com/23784549/pedestrian-deaths-traffic-safety-fatalities-governors-association https://www.vox.com/23784549/pedestrian-deaths-traffic-safet...
- stephen_g 3y agoWow, I didn’t realise this, I was travelling through a bunch of highly walkable cities (guess where) over the last couple of weeks, I guess I didn’t realise they were dead because I couldn’t see past all the people, shops and businesses, and apartments in the way…