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PayneTrainSG t1_j6obj14 wrote

Reply to comment by ImmobilizedbyCheese in VCU student death highlights worsening pedestrian fatalities trend in Richmond. How can the city fix it? by CrassostreaVirginica

I very genuinely think the best thing to do would be to design roads in a way that it would get intentionally bad drivers into one car accidents that affect no other person.

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ImmobilizedbyCheese t1_j6of9pe wrote

Interested in your design ideas. Do they include launch ramps into pits? trip wires?

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PayneTrainSG t1_j6oju6o wrote

there actually are lane designs where buses and commercial vehicles can straddle a pit, and passenger vehicles fall into them. i don’t know how well they work in america with all of the lifted trucks.

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ImmobilizedbyCheese t1_j6opt9k wrote

Sounds like reverse speed cushions. We already have some big potholes brewing. Maybe we leave them as speed deterrents.

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