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throws_rocks_at_cars t1_j2cey41 wrote

Reply to comment by johnbrownbody in Driver hits 2 women near White House, killing 1 by MrSpontaneous

Pedestrianized streets and retractable bollards. Now.

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ManitouWakinyan t1_j2dfznx wrote

In what world do retractable bollards stop someone fleeing a pullover from hitting someone in a crosswalk?

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Kudemos t1_j2dgvvj wrote

Bollards that extend during a crosswalk's signalled duration?

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dudesbeindudes t1_j2dp9vo wrote

Not sure if I've seen this implement anywhere else in the world, but it would work. Would be expensive as hell and create constant traffic during construction. Also no more right on reds

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Falldog t1_j2ebo39 wrote

> expensive as hell

That's understatement. You'd need electronic and/or hydraulic infrastructure at every intersection. It would have to be powerful enough to raise and lower quickly and durable enough to operate thousands of times a day. Then you need the ongoing expense of continued maintenance or they end up like Metro's escalators.

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new_account-who-dis t1_j2ekq2f wrote

cheaper to just build a bridge or tunnel across every intersection at that point lol

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ItypeRandomWords t1_j2dpq14 wrote

Can only imagine the maintenance issues with them not properly retracting

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ih8meandu t1_j2e3pm1 wrote

Sky bridges like Minneapolis seems like a better solution

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ZuluYankee1 t1_j2f4hmj wrote

Pedestrian bridges are car infrastructure not pedestrian infrastructure.

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stewmberto t1_j2e9q99 wrote

So... Nobody can turn on a green light and we'd need to have all right and left turns on green arrows? I hope you realize this makes no sense

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ZuluYankee1 t1_j2f4mqh wrote

Ok I'm a big advocate for safe streets but retractable bollards is bordering on the insane.

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dc_dobbz t1_j2edr2g wrote

Bollards would presumably just be there to allow scheduled deliveries to get through but otherwise no other drivers would be allowed.

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