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Re:Jaywalking decriminalization, 100 years after the auto in... by lmm on Monday December 21, 2020 @09:56PM (#25502365)
Tokyo's residential neighbourhoods without pavements are great - it makes the whole road a shared space rather than one that belongs exclusively to cars.
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Re:Jaywalking decriminalization, 100 years after the auto in... by owowow on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @01:08AM (#25503443)
A lack of sidewalks combined with narrow streets forces drivers to slow down and pay attention, which is ideal if you want to see fewer injuries and deaths caused by vehicle traffic on a stretch of road.
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