To Make Streets Safe, Make Them Dangerous

Re:To Make Streets Safe, Make Them Dangerous by cafard on Saturday September 06, 2014 @07:56AM (#8278113)

I was walking up one of the avenues in Manhattan once, and came to the next intersection. The cross-street had the green light, and no traffic just them. But a van was parked on the corner, obstructing the view. I peered around, saw a car approaching at 30 mph, and shouted "Stop!" just in time to keep some people next to me from stepping out in front of it.

I cross against lights quite regularly, if I can see that it is safe. Some people drop the condition.

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Re:To Make Streets Safe, Make Them Dangerous by omonra on Saturday September 06, 2014 @08:37AM (#8278195)

I just visited Sweden where I learned that cars are not allowed to park 10 meters from the corner. I could be wrong on the 10m (someone on the street just told me when I was parking) - but the idea that cars should not be parked adjacent to the intersection is great.

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Re:To Make Streets Safe, Make Them Dangerous by cafard on Saturday September 06, 2014 @08:02PM (#8279921)

There are rules in much or most of the US on distances from corners. They just happen to be violated, a lot. I live in Washington, DC, where one does find signs explicitly setting the distance, but it seems to me from long ago driver's tests that jurisdictions do have a standard distance.

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