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Squirts_Faygojizzer t1_j13gusf wrote

Reply to comment by Nexttothefloat in Pedestrian Killed After West Hartford Hit-and-Run by akb__

More roadway design than anything

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akb__ OP t1_j13r4v7 wrote

This is definitely part of the problem. WH resident. Speed limit on my street is 25mph (I’m in a school zone, rest of the street is 30mph) but road is designed for cars to go 40-45mph I’d say. A decent number of cars obey speed limit near my house because of all the school zone signage, but also see plenty of cars in that 40-45mph range on a daily basis. Have also seen cars go by doing 70-80mph on occasion.

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DasMudpie t1_j13xxek wrote

Most roads were designed a long time ago. How would that explain the recent uptick in pedestrian fatalities?

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kppeterc15 t1_j15ltb9 wrote

roadway design combined with bigger, heavier cars = more pedestrian deaths

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dkdaniel t1_j14ldps wrote

The design was always dangerous, but larger and heavier cars along with phones have made the bad design more of a problem.

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