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This PSA brought to you by several would-be assassins who tried to wave me in front of speeding cars in the last month and who will have to try harder next time.

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[–] aeharding@vger.social 7 points 6 months ago (6 children)

That's just a shitty road design

[–] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Very normal when small sidestreets are intersecting with larger roads.

[–] aeharding@vger.social 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children)

45 mph multilane traffic, with unsignalized intersection of cross traffic? No, it's a shitty design. Just because it's normal where you live, doesn't mean it's a good design.

How to fix? Just a few examples...

  • Signalize intersection
  • Slow down thru traffic
  • Roundabout
  • Reduce thru lanes, increase turn lane offset
  • Prevent left turns from side street
[–] atocci@kbin.social 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I came to this thread to complain about a road I know that's exactly like this, but I just checked it out on Google Maps to make sure I'm complaining with proper details. and it looks like they actually added traffic signals sometime in the past few months!

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