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Graham Janz's avatar

There are so many poorly designed intersections and pedestrian crossings. A shift to blaming design for accidents would be very welcome.

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Ella's avatar

A change is coming!

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Chris Fehr's avatar

Kingston, ON? Kingston is a pretty common city name.

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Ella's avatar

Kingston NY… most of my readers have been local until recently!

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Chris Fehr's avatar

I was there once for a BMX event but unfortonatly didn't get a chance to see much else. I think the British created several King's Towns...Kingston.

Some of these problems are unfortonatly quite universal. Just observe how many bullards are bent and scratched to get an idea of it.

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Stephanie Ellis's avatar

I never knew the word bollard before - thanks!

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Ella's avatar

It’sa very handy one!

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Dollyflopper's avatar

Let's not conflate the busy, tight confines at the front of a 7-11 with roads.

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Ella's avatar

In order to communicate your position, you’ll have to say more.

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Dollyflopper's avatar

Setting aside that a single ruling doesn't magically create law across the country.

What you're comparing are apples and kiwis.

7-11

https://maps.app.goo.gl/nNbqN3pw47XWoPEL6

vs the road

https://maps.app.goo.gl/XMspkE2rzi6mARWm7

One has a small space in from of 7-11 where cars drive perpendicular to a building where a lot of foot traffic does in front of. $275K and A few bollards mitigates that risk.

Out of the road you don't have that. The cars are parrel. Other than the rarest of rare accidents, the risk is when cars are turning, at an intersection like that. The risk isn't being on the sidewalk here but when that sidewalk is on the road. This intersection needs a redesign, not bollards.

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Ella's avatar

Right, the design needs to fit the context, I totally agree.

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Chris Fehr's avatar

It’s surprising how often cars run into power poles or houses that are parallel to roads.

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Dollyflopper's avatar

Do tell us Chris, of the 3 1/4 _TRILLION_ how many times did a car hit a house?

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Chris Fehr's avatar

More than you’d believe.

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Dollyflopper's avatar

Let's not play these childish games Chris. "more than you believe" is a childish response. You can't read my mind. You don't know what I believe.

more so it doesn't give us a number. There are 3 1/4 trillion miles drive in the US each how. How often does a car leave the roadway and strike a pedestrian?

If you don't have numbers, all you have is religion; faith-based beliefs.

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