6:20 on driver error. If most crashes are based on driver error, I would still expect crashes to up when there are fewer operators on the roads. The reasoning is operator experience in Western Australia, where operators are usually forced to adjust behaviour to match other operators. When there are no other, expected, operators caution goes out the window and bad behaviour increases, including crashes
Eh, so why not invest in high-speed RAIL between cities? Seriously a train has a far greater capacity than a road. And stops can be limited to city centres. And while you're at it, maybe a street car between particular neighbourhoods?
The only disagreement i have is engineers start with Speed & volume, & cost - safety is not thought of much, since they feel that by taking care of cars, that’s safety. & tell others not to go there.
Our engineering firm was working for a suburban township to complete transportation improvements for a new high school and local park. The state required Ada ramps at the intersection down the hill from the school and park. There was sidewalk along the park side of the road. The school district convinced the township to not connect the sidewalk to the intersection cause they didn't want to promote kids walking. That's a suburb mindset in a nutshell.
Thank you for recording and posting
Was really bummed out I didn't hear about this until the tickets were already sold out. Thanks for recording and posting!
There have been four newsworthy crashes - in the last month - in my municipality. Most on the highway. It's scary.
Intereesting aboout effects of covid. "Traffic jams save lives" would be a fun slogan.
Behavior is a function of social environments
6:20 on driver error. If most crashes are based on driver error, I would still expect crashes to up when there are fewer operators on the roads. The reasoning is operator experience in Western Australia, where operators are usually forced to adjust behaviour to match other operators. When there are no other, expected, operators caution goes out the window and bad behaviour increases, including crashes
Eh, so why not invest in high-speed RAIL between cities? Seriously a train has a far greater capacity than a road. And stops can be limited to city centres. And while you're at it, maybe a street car between particular neighbourhoods?
The only disagreement i have is engineers start with Speed & volume, & cost - safety is not thought of much, since they feel that by taking care of cars, that’s safety. & tell others not to go there.
Our engineering firm was working for a suburban township to complete transportation improvements for a new high school and local park. The state required Ada ramps at the intersection down the hill from the school and park. There was sidewalk along the park side of the road. The school district convinced the township to not connect the sidewalk to the intersection cause they didn't want to promote kids walking.
That's a suburb mindset in a nutshell.
On an individual level, we fail to realize the greater effects of our negative habits.