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3D crosswalk in Iceland helps slow down speeding motorists
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Re: 3D crosswalk in Iceland helps slow down speeding motorists
#82There is an analogy here to the slippery-slope of attention-getting ads on the Internet. Once upon a time an ad was just a static (not even animated) banner of a certain size and shape. 468x60 was one of the earliest, IIRC. Advertisers invented new formats ("skyscrapers", "xl-leaderboards", "300x250", and so on), and also they got animated, and then they started expanding outside their areas, and so on; each new ad t…
France (and quite probably other European countries) is an excellent example of this. Zebra crossings are so common that they're almost completely ignored by drivers.
In Australia they're used relatively sparingly which makes their presence noticeable to drivers. You don't need to do anything clever, just make them sufficiently uncommon.
Re: 3D crosswalk in Iceland helps slow down speeding motorists
#83The best way to slow down motorists is a 3d speed bump. Not a 3d illusion of a speed bump - an actual speed bump. They have speed bumps littering the side streets in certain areas of Queens and Brooklyn. If you don't slow down, and take care, these large speed bumps will simply wreck your car - and they are much easier to install than these 3-d paintings.
Re: 3D crosswalk in Iceland helps slow down speeding motorists
#84I have seen something similar but not the same around Japan for years. A good idea.
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#85That's awesome! :D
Palo Alto should try this on El Camino Real. ;)
Re: 3D crosswalk in Iceland helps slow down speeding motorists
#86Am I the only one who thinks that humans might be pretty good at adjusting speed for risk? Not to sound cruel, but having everyone slow down might not be worth the cost of all these precautions.
"Am I the only one who thinks that humans might be pretty good at adjusting speed for risk?"
You probably are, because humans are horrible at recognizing and adapting for risk.
Re: 3D crosswalk in Iceland helps slow down speeding motorists
#87There is an analogy here to the slippery-slope of attention-getting ads on the Internet. Once upon a time an ad was just a static (not even animated) banner of a certain size and shape. 468x60 was one of the earliest, IIRC. Advertisers invented new formats ("skyscrapers", "xl-leaderboards", "300x250", and so on), and also they got animated, and then they started expanding outside their areas, and so on; each new ad t…
France (and quite probably other European countries) is an excellent example of this. Zebra crossings are so common that they're almost completely ignored by drivers. In Australia they're used relatively sparingly which makes their presence noticeable to drivers. You don't need to do anything clever, just make them sufficiently uncommon.
In Germany they are both common and work rather well. There's the occasional motorist who doesn't want pedestrians to have the right of way, but too have that with other things as well (making a turn, coming out of a roundabout). Overall however in this regard the rules of the road are observed well (now, speed limits, acknowledging cyclists, and overtaking on the right are different stories, of course).
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#88Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think that removing all signage would have a similar effect: short-term reduction in accidents, but then a rebound (or worse) once drivers adapt.
Okay, fine. Then we ramp it up by employing hundreds of clowns to hide in the bushes on the side of the road and jump out when the driver least expects it.
in denmark, they tried using topless women for speed control: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb07a2YGDKM
Re: 3D crosswalk in Iceland helps slow down speeding motorists
#89The best way to slow down motorists is a 3d speed bump. Not a 3d illusion of a speed bump - an actual speed bump. They have speed bumps littering the side streets in certain areas of Queens and Brooklyn. If you don't slow down, and take care, these large speed bumps will simply wreck your car - and they are much easier to install than these 3-d paintings.
I don't like speedbumps, but they work.
Re: 3D crosswalk in Iceland helps slow down speeding motorists
#90There is an analogy here to the slippery-slope of attention-getting ads on the Internet. Once upon a time an ad was just a static (not even animated) banner of a certain size and shape. 468x60 was one of the earliest, IIRC. Advertisers invented new formats ("skyscrapers", "xl-leaderboards", "300x250", and so on), and also they got animated, and then they started expanding outside their areas, and so on; each new ad t…
Exactly.
What really helps are speed bumps.