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Concrete planters for calming traffic removed after frequent collisions (bikeportland.org)

submitted 3 months ago by regul@lemm.ee to c/portland@lemmy.ml

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The gist is that Portland drivers couldn't stop hitting crucial safety infrastructure (proving its necessity) so PBOT gave up on it.

As one of the commenters pointed out: Since a pedestrian/bike fatality costs PBOT nothing and replacing a concrete planter a car has demolished costs them more than nothing, to balance the budget they're going to go with more pedestrian deaths.

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[–] ingalls 56 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Frequent collisions show there needs to be more, not less.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It also shows that the layout of these calming devices was poorly designed. There are lots of ways to calm traffic without causing continual accidents

[–] linkhidalgogato@lemmy.ml 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

are they really accidents if they are predictable

[–] protist@mander.xyz -2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Yes, otherwise they'd call them intentions lol

No one's like "I'm going to ram into this giant concrete barrier now," they do it accidentally

Edit: I don't understand why this is so unpopular

[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

No, they’re just like “let me check this text while I make this turn”

[–] linkhidalgogato@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

if u make shitty street designs, give driving licenses to people who shouldnt even operate a tricycle let alone a 2+ ton metal vehicle, let such people drive at reckless speed, sdont enforce traffic laws, and then put a concrete planter in the middle of the street that isnt an accident.