I absolutely know what should be done, but it’s extremely difficult to convince planners and decision makers to do it.
Hell, I was told by a city planner that the only way they could put painted lines on some bike routes was if they kept on-street parking (NIMBYs did not want safe roads).
So, now have bike routes with painted “bike lanes”, but people just use it as a parking lane, making it more dangerous for cyclists… maddening, and unnecessarily frustrating.
And in other areas, we have bollards to slow down traffic, but guess what? Assholes park in a way that makes it dangerous for cyclists!
Not really sure how to say this in english, but this case i’d say the problem in not only at the front-side (bad design) but also on the back-side (enforcing the rules). Rules that aren’t enforced are merely suggestions.
That’s a strong argument for measures that make it more dififcult to drive unsafely.
For example, if a vehicle exceeds a safe speed (plus a reasonable margin for error), a trapdoor opens in the road and they and their car fall into a deep hole.
I’m inventive and have more suggestions, many inspired by ACME products in Road Runner cartoons.
I absolutely know what should be done, but it’s extremely difficult to convince planners and decision makers to do it.
Hell, I was told by a city planner that the only way they could put painted lines on some bike routes was if they kept on-street parking (NIMBYs did not want safe roads).
So, now have bike routes with painted “bike lanes”, but people just use it as a parking lane, making it more dangerous for cyclists… maddening, and unnecessarily frustrating.
And in other areas, we have bollards to slow down traffic, but guess what? Assholes park in a way that makes it dangerous for cyclists!
Like this guy:
Or this guy:
Not really sure how to say this in english, but this case i’d say the problem in not only at the front-side (bad design) but also on the back-side (enforcing the rules). Rules that aren’t enforced are merely suggestions.
A lack of enforcement is very much a problem around here.
People speed, illegally park, don’t stop when they should, turn when they shouldn’t. All because they can get away with it.
That’s a strong argument for measures that make it more dififcult to drive unsafely.
For example, if a vehicle exceeds a safe speed (plus a reasonable margin for error), a trapdoor opens in the road and they and their car fall into a deep hole.
I’m inventive and have more suggestions, many inspired by ACME products in Road Runner cartoons.
Keep sharing them, cause I like the trapdoor solution a lot more than a complex road sign ;)