In Reply to: Car vs Pedestrian traffic / Bad planning, Camm [Profile/Gallery] , Sun, 16 Jan 2005 18:30:11

Interesting point about how traffic engineering trends play a large role. Some of the drivers that make the dog and me dive for the ditch along our road might well be quite aware of pedestrians when only 10km away in town. I live near a small city with an old core with narrow streets. It is pedestrian friendly compared to other NA cities and local drivers by and large give pedestrians, of which there are many, right-of-way at cross walks. Driving in town requires constant awareness and give-and-take with pedestrians. And a round-about (AKA traffic circle, etc) with a zipper-rule for right-of-way requires drivers to interact too -- you simply cannot navigate it with the sort of approach to driving that otherwise seems commonly practiced (red light stop, green light go, and tunnel vision in between). These are good things in my book.

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• On Being Uncivil ..., kaslop, Sat, 15 Jan 2005 14:38:15
  • night visibility??, JimBlake , Mon, 17 Jan 2005 13:57:59
  • Madison, Wisconsin, bruhaha, Mon, 17 Jan 2005 10:32:17
  • follow up, kaslop, Mon, 17 Jan 2005 06:36:12
  • I think things are worse now, too., mdj, Sun, 16 Jan 2005 19:04:38
  • Car vs Pedestrian traffic / Bad planning, Camm , Sun, 16 Jan 2005 18:30:11
    • Re: Car vs Pedestrian traffic / Bad planning, kaslop, Mon, 17 Jan 2005 06:01:36 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Re: On Being Uncivil ..., biggerbox, Sun, 16 Jan 2005 11:14:12
  • Americans increasingly self-centered ? >>>, BobD, Sun, 16 Jan 2005 11:00:37
    • Re: Americans increasingly self-centered ? >>>, Michael , Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:46:09
    • Agree. It's not distraction; it's bad attitude, Erik, Mon, 17 Jan 2005 10:14:07
      • ATL is a good example of those bad examples, RS , Mon, 17 Jan 2005 10:25:53
        • probably both..., kaslop, Mon, 17 Jan 2005 11:54:54
  • Re: On Being Uncivil ..., Daanimal900, Sun, 16 Jan 2005 10:30:29
  • Sure is a problem. Our area is semi-rural and, Noel, Sun, 16 Jan 2005 08:32:11
  • Re: On Being Uncivil ..., Rod'899kT, Sat, 15 Jan 2005 17:24:50
  • IIf you're in my neighborhood..., Viggenator , Sat, 15 Jan 2005 15:21:21
    • rural; turning into suburban... no sidewalks., JimBlake , Mon, 17 Jan 2005 13:46:48
    • rural to semi-rural with ditches, kaslop, Sat, 15 Jan 2005 16:38:55
  • Honestly I think a lot of it is distraction, NateinAA, Sat, 15 Jan 2005 14:48:44
    • Re: Honestly I think a lot of it is distraction, s.martin, Sat, 15 Jan 2005 15:34:34

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