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CalligrapherDizzy201 t1_j6i02p4 wrote

Reply to comment by BobbyRobertson in House Bill to improve road safety. Testimony starts at 9am Monday, January 30th by rubyslippers3x

Nice Simpsons reference. As for the rest I get it, I don’t have to like it and I don’t. The stroads you refer to are streets that people drive like crap on. Imo no need for a different word.

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BobbyRobertson t1_j6i4h8y wrote

They are, but that usually comes down to their design. If you've got a wide street with no curves and stoplights every couple thousand feet, but it's completely lined with businesses and apartments, then tossing down a 25mph sign isn't going to get people to drive 25mph. The street needs to be designed so that people don't feel safe driving 40mph on it.

Narrowing a street is usually the easiest way to do it. If you're worried you don't have enough room to get around that car parked on the side of the street, you're going to slow down.

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Dark_Larva t1_j6i4sdw wrote

Edit: I thought the poster I replied to may have been trolling, instead I missed a reply of theirs. They don't like the term, but I included a link previously explaining what a Stroad is. I apologize for insinuating you may have been trolling, I should do better reading replies before jumping to this conclusion.

Here is more information on the topic: Wikipedia

It was coined in 2011 by a Civil Engineer, so if the Simpsons borrowed it they certainly did from a very intelligent individual.

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CalligrapherDizzy201 t1_j6i8gnb wrote

Trolling because I said I understand what you are talking about? Or because I don’t like it? Or because of the Simpsons reference you didn’t even know you used?

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Dark_Larva t1_j6i8skv wrote

I missed a reply of yours so I apologize for insinuating you were trolling, you don't have to use the term. It's fine.

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BobbyRobertson t1_j6i5b6b wrote

Nah he's talking about cromulent, it's a made-up word from the Simpsons used to show how weird their town is/poke fun at regional vocab. Saying something is 'perfectly cromulent' is acknowledging it's recently made up, but that it's useful

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Dark_Larva t1_j6i5i8g wrote

I haven't watched the Simpsons in a bit, but I think I remember cromulent. Thanks, gave me a chuckle 😂

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