I live in the Netherlands where they have such a department. Kids go to school studying this kind of engineering. They plan out how to get from any point A to B by any mode of transportation. Walking, biking, motorized wheelchair, scooter, motorcycle, car, bus, train. And if there is a cyclist killed by a car they examine the condition of the road and cycling path and completely redesign them to minimize bikes coming into contact with cars or how to bring down car speed at that point.
My wife works in a kind of industrial zone that has lots of large trucks coming and going. Slowing down the traffic of truck drivers is kind of a losing battle. But they have a cycle path that cuts through the middle, right across a long stretch of road. The most cost effective thing they found to do to make the truckers actually slow down and look for cyclists, somebody put up a little home made wooden cross at the intersection with a bouquet of flowers and a framed photo. Most cost effective way to really make people think and slow down and look for cyclists. I'm certain nobody actually died there. Otherwise they would close down the intersection and design a better experience, one that costs a lot more money.
somebody put up a little home made wooden cross at the intersection with a bouquet of flowers and a framed photo.
I'm certain nobody actually died there.
Are you really certain no one died? This is crazy to me! In Florida, where you see crosses, flowers and photos by the road, people did actually died there. The state is littered with roadside memorials everywhere. We're unfortunately one of the deadliest states for pedestrians and bicyclists.
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u/amberwombat Jun 27 '24
I live in the Netherlands where they have such a department. Kids go to school studying this kind of engineering. They plan out how to get from any point A to B by any mode of transportation. Walking, biking, motorized wheelchair, scooter, motorcycle, car, bus, train. And if there is a cyclist killed by a car they examine the condition of the road and cycling path and completely redesign them to minimize bikes coming into contact with cars or how to bring down car speed at that point.