• reddig33@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    If they are comcerned about speeding, they could install speed bumps or speed cameras. Those actually work.

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      8 hours ago

      Plenty of research has shown that people will drive at a speed that feels comfortable. Narrower lanes are known to cause people to slow down without additional discomfort or fining speeders.

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      7 hours ago

      Making the lanes narrow also works. That’s why they did it. Also people vandalise speed cameras so that’s not worth it, and speed bumps don’t work because people just floor it between the bumps.

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      11 hours ago

      Probably, they are concerned about the people in the small lane. Bicyclists and pedestrians. Speed bumps doesn’t stop those large american vehicles from taking out a person in their blind spot during a right turn.

      • Victor@lemmy.world
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        8 hours ago

        those large american vehicles

        Don’t they have outside mirrors? I use those to check for bikes before making turns… 🙄 Like I was taught in driving school.

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          6 hours ago

          I was taught to do that AND check your blind spot, because the mirror doesn’t catch everything.

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            1 hour ago

            Yeah exactly, that’s what I do too. First outside mirrors for far away riders, then blind spot for immediate vicinity just before turning, while keeping in mind what I saw in the mirror.