David HoBehold my favorite #traffic calming device.
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Steve Bannister@cleatsandcode @davidho the space is so narrow any cars have to drive slowly through the bollards or risk damage to their shiny automobile. Particularly fun in my opinion is that larger cars have to be even more careful
Dana das Grau 🧙🏻🧝♂️@milgrim @cleatsandcode @davidho are we, as a species losing our sense of spatial awareness? Looks like no problem to me.
@DanadasGrau @cleatsandcode @davidho I don't think so. It takes quite the confidence to go faster than 2-3mph through metal bollards with 12inches/30cm clearance either side. That would be a quick way to lose your mirrors in the best case.
I've seen them work very effectively in Cambridge, UK where they seem to be primarily used to keep large volumes of through traffic from abusing quieter residential city streets.
Tom P@milgrim @DanadasGrau @cleatsandcode @davidho I think it's really interesting in terms of how it shifts the risk for imprecise driving to the motorist. Those drivers are going through spaces that width at 20-30mph the rest of the time without batting an eylid but when they're the ones who'll come off worse form a collision their speed drops right down.
Andreas K@milgrim @DanadasGrau @cleatsandcode @davidho Well, the average human's spatial awareness is actually rather embarrassing. That's why these bollards work.
Third spruce tree on the left@yacc143 @milgrim @DanadasGrau @cleatsandcode @davidho Yeah. I dove a 1978 Ford Econoline Chateau Club all through high school I'm like "what is the problem here"?
Thing was the size of an aircraft carrier and I fit that thing anywhere.
@tezoatlipoca @yacc143 @milgrim @cleatsandcode @davidho my first car was a ‘76 Monte Carlo. Now I am driving a ‘05 Toyota echo. I could probably set the Toyota on the hood of that Monte Carlo with room to spare.
Phil Davis@DanadasGrau @tezoatlipoca @yacc143 @milgrim @cleatsandcode @davidho '72 Chevy Blazer here. Reminds me of passing on mountain trails with steep drop-offs. You get pretty good, but when in doubt, it helps to have a spotter.
@rekiwi @tezoatlipoca @yacc143 @milgrim @cleatsandcode @davidho there is a certain satisfaction in wedging your shit up into some tight places though. I wonder why that is?
The Mïghty Kräcken@DanadasGrau
Wow! My first car was also a 76 Monte Carlo. Are we related?
Wow! My first car was also a 76 Monte Carlo. Are we related?
@Klaxun but was it lime green?
@tezoatlipoca @milgrim @DanadasGrau @cleatsandcode @davidho
Well, I do have to admit that it helps that I learned with upper class cars. European ones, so they cannot compete with America land based aircraft carriers, but still.
Well, I do have to admit that it helps that I learned with upper class cars. European ones, so they cannot compete with America land based aircraft carriers, but still.
John McLear@DanadasGrau @milgrim @cleatsandcode @davidho I don't think it's genetic. It appears to only infect people who drive SUVs.
Axl M
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@Captain_Bleuten @johnmclear @DanadasGrau @milgrim @cleatsandcode @davidho
A lot of SUV's have the driver sitting in a pit. It is really hard to see over the edge of the perimeter.
It's actually easier to see out of some vans, where the driver is seated high for visibility and closer to the front edge of the vehicle.
Juho Mäntysalo@johnmclear @DanadasGrau @milgrim @cleatsandcode @davidho
Correlation and causation: did buying a SUV make them lose spatial awareness, or did they buy a SUV due to not having spatial awareness?