Re:Drivers Complain Raised Crosswalk Slows Vehicles
by tom_ on Saturday January 05, 2019 @04:03PM
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If the car is wrecked, this will definitely discourage the driver from doing it again.
If the driver dies, I put it to you that it was only a matter of time, whether there was a raised crossing in this place or not. This sort of careless driving is vanishingly rarely a one-off, and almost always an example of a pattern of behaviour. Let us hope that they didn't take anybody else with them.
Re:Drivers Complain Raised Crosswalk Slows Vehicles
by seanmcdirmid on Saturday January 05, 2019 @04:36PM
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It was a one off for me! When you are 15 years old with a drivers license, you are learning lots of things for the first and last time. For example, I quickly learned about hydroplaning during a heavy rain storm.
Re:Drivers Complain Raised Crosswalk Slows Vehicles
by village-idiot on Saturday January 05, 2019 @04:02PM
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Far more pedestrians are hurt and killed by vehicles than drivers are hurt by speed bumps. As someone who both drives and walks, I believe it is 100% acceptable to trash a few people’s cars (who ignored the speed limit) to reduce pedestrian fatalities.
Re:Drivers Complain Raised Crosswalk Slows Vehicles
by seanmcdirmid on Saturday January 05, 2019 @04:33PM
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Please don't assume I think this is a bad idea. I was just explaining the consequences of speeding over a bump like that, I'm completely pro speed bump as a way of slowing down traffic. Just that we can be idiots when we are kids.
Re:Drivers Complain Raised Crosswalk Slows Vehicles
by barrkel on Saturday January 05, 2019 @04:16PM
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Better a careless driver dead than an innocent pedestrian on a designated crossing.
Re:Drivers Complain Raised Crosswalk Slows Vehicles
by seanmcdirmid on Saturday January 05, 2019 @04:38PM
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This was a road in the country out in the middle of nowhere. There were no pedestrians, and the RR crossing was only protected by this bump and some lights (no gates).
When I was very young and very dumb, I did ~45 over a railroad track with a raised crossing. I landed OK, but it was a pretty scary experience.
Edit: some people seem to think that I'm against speed bumps to protect pedestrians because of my experience. I'm not really, I was just explaining my experience from when I was an idiot in how these bumps take speed. Sorry for the misunderstanding.