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#Finland opens world's longest bridge intended for bicycle riders, pedestrians + mobility device users, and transit riders (no cars allowed!)

#Helsinki's Kruunuvuori Bridge is 1,191 metres long, and will soon be served by trams.

https://newatlas.com/architecture/finland-helsinki-pedestrian-bridge-kruunuvuori/

Apr 23 at 1:13pmWeb
Show threadAnders NorΓ©nApr 23

@straphanger
And already a cyclist has been injured because of a large bump in the roadway.

https://yle.fi/a/74-20222339

Helsinki puts up warnings after cyclists hit bump on Finland's longest bridge

The first accident caused by the bump was reported on Wednesday.

News
Show threadSavannologyApr 23
@violanders @straphanger Why is there a bump anyway? Seems like a very minor bump though. With respect to the injured cyclist, was the cyclist not looking ahead?
Show threadAnders NorΓ©nApr 23
@scogings
"Was the person not looking ahead?" is a failed approach to traffic safety. People make mistakes and it's the responsibility of the road administration to design roads that allow mistakes such as "not expecting a big bump, big enough to cause a crash, on a brand new road".
@straphanger
Show threadSavannologyApr 23
@violanders @straphanger Agreed, but anyone in control of a moving vehicle needs to keep eyes on the road ahead to reduce risks of accidents.
Show threadEpistomaiApr 23

@violanders @scogings @straphanger to be honest, if a branch falls in the middle of the road, the city is not liable but only the one who didn't notice.

In transit laws there is "be aware of your surroundings while driving". And yet, some cyclists only keep head down to focus only on their bike, and not on the road.

Show threadAnders NorΓ©nApr 24
@epistomai
Sorry, I didn't understand that the bump had fallen from the sky. My bad.
@scogings @straphanger
Show threadJason Robinson 🐍 🍻 🚴Apr 25
@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] Maybe the whole bridge just fell from the sky, so no one needs to be responsible
Show threadJason Robinson 🐍 🍻 🚴Apr 25
@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] Also, further details came through, the cyclist was a 33 year old woman, and her GPS watch showed she was going only 16km/h at the time. So not a reckless speeding male, as everyone probably thinks.
Show threadJason Robinson 🐍 🍻 🚴Apr 23
@[email protected] Also has a rather dangerous cycling path, because apparently the designers forgot to think someone would actually use the cycling path :/
Show threadKim Spence-Jones πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ˜·Apr 24
@straphanger
Presumably such a no-cars/trucks bridge is much cheaper, because the loads are predictable and much lower. You’re never going to get nose-to-tail traffic jams of trams!