U.S. pedestrian deaths reach a 40-year high

Post by vwcx » Mon, Jun 26, 2023, 4:57 PM UTC

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My suburb does as much as it can to make itself walkable. There are crossings and sidewalks everywhere, but it's still a low density suburb so it doesn't make much sense to walk almost anywhere (my kid does walk to school as it happens to be close, but that's it). So while they are trying to address this problem, very few people actually walk. But all of this said, I want low density. Having lived many years in a hig…

There is a middle ground; I live in a detached, standalone house in small east coast city, and I am within a 10 minute walk to a really good coffee shop/bakery, a pharmacy, small public library, a few restaurants, small boutique kitchenware and fabric/clothing shops, etc. I'm also a couple of blocks away from a bus stop that can take me to the train station. The neighborhood is dense, but there are no high-rises, and…

Post by intotheabyss » Mon, Jun 26, 2023, 4:58 PM UTC

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Is it really stupid to participate in this arms race? The data suggests that you are much safer in an SUV or truck when it comes to vehicle on vehicle accidents. In fact, the average deaths per 10 billion miles for cars and light vehicles is roughly 40, which is almost twice as many deaths as compared to trucks or SUVs. It's even worse for mini 4 door cars, at around 80 deaths per 10 billion miles. The only thing saf…

There is a video of a pick up driver with a front camera which was the only way he could see the Miata in front of him.

Post by p_j_w » Mon, Jun 26, 2023, 4:59 PM UTC

ArtemZ wrote: post #265

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Easy: drop the public commentary portion of development. Random old people with nothing to do all day shouldn't be allowed to delay a project by months because they want to complain about the orientation of a window on a project. If you don't own the land, weren't democratically elected, and aren't funding the property you shouldn't get a say in local land use. Ridiculous that we've even set up these systems.

That's ridiculous to prohibit residents from having a say about the area development, whether they are old or not.

Post by sidewndr46 » Mon, Jun 26, 2023, 5:00 PM UTC

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I mean this is obviously false. The heavier a vehicle is, the slower it needs to be going to cause a certain amount of damage, up to and including death. How many pedestrians are hit every year? If you can lower the average weight of vehicles on the road you're directly saving lives.

not only that, but the height of the vehicle front also matters A LOT. A SUV is perfect for killing pedestrians, it has the perfect triple combo: * Weight * raised front to perfectly shatter a chest * low visibility for the perfect "i didn't saw him" excuse.

Post by amanaplanacanal » Mon, Jun 26, 2023, 5:01 PM UTC

ArtemZ wrote: post #265

piffey wrote: post #180

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Easy: drop the public commentary portion of development. Random old people with nothing to do all day shouldn't be allowed to delay a project by months because they want to complain about the orientation of a window on a project. If you don't own the land, weren't democratically elected, and aren't funding the property you shouldn't get a say in local land use. Ridiculous that we've even set up these systems.

That's ridiculous to prohibit residents from having a say about the area development, whether they are old or not.