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CraftyFoxeYT t1_ivzb9le wrote

Reply to comment by trainmaster611 in DOT painted a parking spot in a crosswalk at 5th Ave & 10th St by nicwolff

I love these road islands that are popping up, makes large roads less daunting to cross

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colorsnumberswords t1_ivzixpw wrote

https://www.npr.org/2022/08/25/1119110757/traffic-deaths-car-accident-hoboken-new-jersey-vision-zero

Hoboken has 0 ped deaths after daylighting intersections

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drecklia t1_iw2wwxl wrote

I wish NYC also blocked cars from parking in corners

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tommybres t1_ivzouii wrote

It's also the worst place on planet earth to own a car, and it's hard to have pedestrian deaths with an average driving speed of 3.8mph. Not arguing for which side is worth it, but I can say it's not without a cost. Before the anti-car crew jumps down my throat, I don't own a car thank you.

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imalittlefrenchpress t1_iw08t6f wrote

When I moved back to Brooklyn for a few months after having moved to San Diego, I parked my car in Fort Hamilton (I was a military dependent) and left it there until I drove back to San Diego.

I didn’t have a driver’s license until I was 26, and I was so used to taking public transportation and walking in the city that I just went right back to that.

Someone might not get killed by getting hit by a car at low speed, but no one wants to get hit by a car, even if it’s going slowly. That shit would hurt.

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tommybres t1_iw0z814 wrote

I appreciate that, and like I said I'm not arguing for which is right (though I was down voted as if I was)... Hoboken is 1.97 square miles and is miserable to own a car, NYC is 302 square miles, but people think anything they do that works is something we should take on. Hoboken has a population of 59,000 people, NYC has 8.5M. Pretty much the same, ah yes you guys have found the secret. I'm the dumb one. Or this stat just fits your agenda. Reddit is so dumb

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