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Hyperbole in the pedestrian1/6/2024 ![]() Painted crosswalks signal to pedestrians that they can cross the street. Provisional results found that drivers reduced their speed on the roads into Martham, Horstead, Mundesley and Overstrand by an average of two miles per hour.ĥ. The experiment was carried out by Norfolk County Council at a cost of £70,000, funded by the Department for Transport. In the UK, more than 200 trees were planted on the approach roads to four rural villages in north Norfolk which had a history of speeding problems. Planting trees close together makes drivers feel as if they are going faster, so they slow down. Either way, roundabouts make cars slow down.Ĥ. Roundabouts can be large enough to be public parks in and of themselves or they can be so tiny they can only accommodate a skinny tree. ![]() Roundabouts force cars to slow down because they can no longer go in a straight-line. Cars parked on the street effectively narrow the street and once again add an "obstacle" that cars need to slow down and be aware of.ģ. Though adding more parking is not an ideal way to slow down traffic, in many places in Phoenix, this would be a first step in slowing down traffic. ![]() Bike lanes not only narrow the road, but they add cyclists to roads, which are a sort of "obstacle" for motorists to navigate, which means they have to slow down.Ģ. Cyclists on the road force motorists to slow down and pay attention. Often times, motorists object to streets being narrowed and bike lanes being added precisely because it achieves its intended purpose – it slows down traffic. So what are some ways for a city like Phoenix with 7-lane arterials to slow down traffic?ġ. But in reality, that kind of street only encourages faster traffic, which may seem good is you're running late, but it's bad for traffic safety, neighborhoods, getting people to walk and bike, and the general appeal of a city. The Sierra Club notes that, "recent studies have shown that narrow streets slow traffic and reduce vehicular crashes, increasing neighborhood safety." Often times, we think that the obstacle-free, wide street is optimal for driving. Slower traffic results in fewer accidents. Slow traffic is not only good for encouraging street life, it's also good for motorists, believe it or not. It's not so much about moving people along as it is for creating a space for humans to be humans, whether they are moving or not. It's about making the city accessible and safe for people to inhabit outside of their cars. A people-oriented city, on the other hand, is about creating spaces for people to walk, bike, stand, sit and gather in the public in ways that are safe and enjoyable. A car-oriented city is focused getting cars from point A to point B, and so everything is about large obstacle-free roads, more highways and ample parking space. Sounds good right? Well, not if you want your city to be people-oriented instead of car-oriented. This ample room for cars ensures that cars move along the roads very fast. ![]() Sometimes an arterial in Phoenix is 7 lanes wide, with three lanes going either way and a middle turn lane. The arterial roads in Phoenix, for example, are on average about the size of highways in other parts of the country and the world. But this has meant slowing down cars to accommodate slower modes of transportation. But recently, cities have started reclaiming roads as places for pedestrians, cyclists as well as vehicles. This is why we have highways, they're all about moving cars long distances at a fast rate. For a long time now, the purpose of roads was to get people in cars to their destination as quickly and efficiently as possible.
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