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There's an intersection that I walk through frequently to cross the approach to a highway on-ramp. This intersection is "controlled", as they say, by a signal with a fairly short cycle. The highway has a speed limit of 40 MPH (~65 km/h). The approach is straight and level, so visibility isn't a problem.
So what's the problem? Everyone on the approach can see the highway traffic zipping on down, so they speed up and get into highway headspace before they pass the signal. I wish I had a nickel for every time I'd seen people stop on or in front of the crosswalk there. I almost got hit once. This doesn't happen at, well, any other intersection that I typically walk across. And as a carless person, I walk all over the damn city.
So what do we do about this situation, aside from eventually winning the war on cars? Render the highway invisible to the people on the ramp? Expensive, disruptive, and arguably unsafe. Photograph and ticket offenders? Better, even if I'm not crazy about handing work to cops. Some other engineering solution? Hey, I'm all ears.
I have a valid driver's license. I've been on road trips that I loved. I used to commute by car. But ceasing to drive (and, separately, riding my bike mostly for exercise) has made me despise drivers.
So what's the problem? Everyone on the approach can see the highway traffic zipping on down, so they speed up and get into highway headspace before they pass the signal. I wish I had a nickel for every time I'd seen people stop on or in front of the crosswalk there. I almost got hit once. This doesn't happen at, well, any other intersection that I typically walk across. And as a carless person, I walk all over the damn city.
So what do we do about this situation, aside from eventually winning the war on cars? Render the highway invisible to the people on the ramp? Expensive, disruptive, and arguably unsafe. Photograph and ticket offenders? Better, even if I'm not crazy about handing work to cops. Some other engineering solution? Hey, I'm all ears.
I have a valid driver's license. I've been on road trips that I loved. I used to commute by car. But ceasing to drive (and, separately, riding my bike mostly for exercise) has made me despise drivers.
