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clade_nade t1_irpmlaq wrote

I don't know -- I'd be happy to be proven wrong by an appropriate study, but I think traffic lights would have the opposite effect, safety-wise. Green lights are interpreted by drivers as permission to speed as fast as they want, as long as they abide by the lights (and they'll often press on the gas to rush through a yellow light, anyway). But our neighborhood is full of pedestrians crossing mid-block, kids on scooters/bikes on the sidewalk with maybe not the best control... it's not enough for cars to stop at intersections, we also need them to drive slowly in-between intersections.

I'd rather we add a lot of speed bumps and further narrow the streets (like with protected bike lanes or another method), to basically make it practically difficult for drivers to go at unsafe speeds.

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garth_meringue t1_irq2is6 wrote

There's a traffic light just for the cross-walk near the Harborside light rail stop that has exactly this effect, and it's annoying as hell. The light is by default green all the time unless a pedestrian hits the button, and cars take it as an excuse to blow through regardless of pedestrians.

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helloder27 OP t1_irpnp95 wrote

Yeah didn't think of that - speed bumps. Narrowing down sounds like a good idea but then you got to give the cars an alternative. I think the 6th Street has become a highway entry point or something. Overall poorly planned.

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Streetfoldsfive t1_irskd64 wrote

Agreed. Though if you ever chill outside at Ed & Mary’s people hit the bump over there at top speed haha

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