Transition from: Designed for Cars to Designed for People, Cars, and Bikes
this post was submitted on 05 May 2025
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Exactly! The design forces everyone to drive more slowly and deliberately. If I was a driver I would be very pleased. The only people that hate this are speeders.
bro you don't understand i have to reach the traffic light 2 seconds faster PLEASE
I dunno. Paths are clearer and easier to predict, lanes are more defined. In good circumstances, you can safely speed more than before. Not that it's good idea, but it literally doesn't take away anything from drives while massively improving safety, clarity and elegance.
When paths are narrow and the sidewalks busy (people, trees, benches, etc) drivers subconsciously slow down because it feels faster. Inversely, drivers speed up in wide open areas because it feels slower. This has been well studied and rebutted earlier urban design principles that thought narrow streets and obstacles caused traffic accidents.