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A New Jersey city that limited street parking hasn’t had a traffic death in 7 years (apnews.com)

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Hoboken, New Jersey, recently marked seven consecutive years without a traffic death. Officials there credit their decision to take away some street parking, a change that increases visibility for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.

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[–] lqdrchrd@lemmy.blahaj.zone 43 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I can absolutely see how removing street parking increases visibility and decreases accidents. Too many times I have to pull out into a road almost blind because my line of sight to traffic is blocked by an enormous SUV / pickup until I am partly in the intersection.

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 months ago

I hate having giant trucks or vans parked so close to an intersection. I would love a bylaw restricting large vehicles from parking within 15m of an intersection or crosswalk.