Pedestrian deaths spike in U.S. as reckless driving surges

Re:Pedestrian deaths spike in U.S. as reckless driving surges by rocgf on Monday February 14, 2022 @10:31AM (#30333189)

Ha, fair enough, you got me!

I live in the Netherlands and the cycling and pedestrian infrastructure is indeed better than anywhere else I've been. Apart from maybe Denmark, I doubt there's anywhere that comes close to the Netherlands, so comparing the US to it is pretty useless.

There's still plenty to improve, and plenty is improving, to be fair. In the last few years, I've seen quite a few impressive changes in Amsterdam's cycling infrastructure, which was already amazing. Streets getting redesigned now are taking cycling very seriously.

There's also Bicycle Dutch on a similar note to Not Just Bikes, but less polished.

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Re:Pedestrian deaths spike in U.S. as reckless driving surges by avs733 on Monday February 14, 2022 @11:00AM (#30333575)

I think the biggest shift I have noticed in watching comparisons is not a particular single change, it is a paradigm shift.

There seems to be actual thought put into how space for moving people is, should be, and will be used. It doesn't begin with an assumption of building a road and then work from there. That change in planning assumption is enormous. I'm hoping the pandemic does something to shift the US culture of infrastructure building but I am not hopeful.

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