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More pedestrians and bicyclists are getting killed on American streets than at any time in the past 45 years.

It’s easy to blame the vehicles and drivers, but the root cause lies with the folks who design roads and intersections without taking into account driver behavior and vehicle characteristics.

https://theconversation.com/traffic-engineers-build-roads-that-invite-crashes-because-they-rely-on-outdated-research-and-faulty-data-223710
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Traffic engineers build roads that invite crashes because they rely on outdated research and faulty data

A traffic engineer argues that, contrary to his profession’s view, ‘human error’ is not the main cause of deaths in car crashes in the US.

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Aug 2, 2024 at 8:18pmWeb
Show threadJoão PinheiroAug 2, 2024
@TheConversationUS Olha que interessante, a propósito da nossa conversa do outro dia... @isabelpinheiro
Show threadAnne OminousAug 2, 2024

@TheConversationUS i never mimss a chance to recommend an ecellent book Jessie Singer wrote about this issue --- There are no Accidents

http://jessiesinger.com/

Jessie Singer

Show threadKelvin n0mql EN35ldAug 2, 2024

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This is why I back into parking spots, & don't care who glares at me for it. When leaving, I need maximum visibility, because of how pedestrians (especially children) behave. They ain't always paying attention, so I have to pay extra.

The idea that there are places where backing in is prohibited absolutely boggles my mind.

In practice, gov't does not care about pedestrian safety in the US. Like, at all.

Show threadBathsheba GrossmanAug 2, 2024
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Well er the amount of attention needed to not damage pedestrians with your car isn't "extra". More like a minimum really.
Show threadKelvin n0mql EN35ldAug 2, 2024
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Fair point.
Show threadJohn Gordon 📷Aug 2, 2024
@TheConversationUS Have been several conversations here about the impact of 'right on red' on pedestrian safety. I've personally lost count of the number of times when I was commuting daily and walked from the ferry terminal to my office and had to tap on cars to get the driver to look my way before walking because they were focused on finding a gap in the traffic coming from their left and not looking for pedestrians coming from their right side.
Show threadroodAug 2, 2024
@TheConversationUS use a frequency of multiple speed humps that truly punishes taller vehicles at pace, but merely undulates for the average driver - that's my guess.
Show threadHermannus StegemanAug 2, 2024
@TheConversationUS tbh: not the designers, but the people ordering these designs (aka politicians and policymakers)
Show threadMiss Taire ⏚Aug 2, 2024

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Qui aurait pu prédire que les piétonnes et les enfants étaient nettement plus vulnérables que les piétons par rapport aux conducteurs violents 🤦‍♀️

" More pedestrians and bicyclists are getting killed on American streets than at any time in the past 45 years.

Vehicle size is a big part of this problem.

A recent paper by urban economist Justin Tyndall found that increasing the front-end height of a vehicle by roughly 4 inches (10 centimeters) increases the chance of a pedestrian fatality by 22%.

The risk increases by 31% for female pedestrians and by 81% for children."

En vraie, c'est la dangerosité des conducteurs mâles le problème majeur...