Has there ever been anything less effective than these Stop for Pedestrian signs on Cary Street?Submitted by Dog_Dad_1989 t3_125m3up in rva
iWannaCupOfJoe t1_je6j598 wrote
Reply to comment by BreathAffectionate65 in Has there ever been anything less effective than these Stop for Pedestrian signs on Cary Street? by Dog_Dad_1989
Overhead walkways are a dumb and expensive idea that would never realistically work. They are too big for most parts of town, and would inhibit people who can't take steps. If you build a ramp they wouldn't fit anywhere.
Drivers need to be impeded by infrastructure to feel unsafe and uncomfortable. That feeling will cause them to slow down and be more careful 9 out of 10 times. For the 1 out of 10 hopefully they wreck their vehicle prior to killing a vulnerable road user.
BreathAffectionate65 t1_je6kxf9 wrote
How is it dumb when it works to cut down “accidental deaths 😒it worked when the bike races came to the city. I’d rather have my money go towards that than the new plants they are putting on the sidewalk by the DMV
iWannaCupOfJoe t1_je6ozvi wrote
Do you know how many intersections there are in the city? Do you honestly think there is room to build pedestrian walkways over every intersection? The sidewalks are not wide enough to support that sort of infrastructure, and people wouldn’t want to walk up a full flight of stairs to cross the street.
BreathAffectionate65 t1_je6pwru wrote
Have you lived in an actual city? Richmond isn’t that big & most intersections don’t need one, just the ones that cause the most problems, which aren’t a lot. Maybe a handful, which usually are the ones in the fan & Carytown. Most people here know how to walk but most don’t know how to “properly” drive & obey traffic laws cause most don’t know them.
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