From: heller@deepsoft.com
At Sun, 8 Jun 2014 19:29:13 +0000 (UTC) "Adam H. Kerman"
wrote:
>
> Benjamin.Kubelsky wrote:
> >On 6/7/2014 12:24 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
>
> >>btw, wider lanes means MORE speeding.
>
> >Which isn't necessarily a bad thing. If it means 1. fewer traffic
> >deaths, 2. Increased revenue from citations, 3. Speeder trips for road
> >users. Of course, if #1 is reversed, the whole thing falls apart. But
> >I'd think a modern road is generally safer at 15mph over the posted
> >speed than a 1950s era expressway at 10mph over the posted.
>
> >I could be wrong, but it seems that roads of newer design are safer in
> >service and per vehicle and vehicle mile than something like the Arroyo
> >Seco Parkway, formerly known as the Pasadena Freeway, previously known
> >at the Arroyo Seco Parkway.
>
> Roadway speed should come from engineering naturally. You can't build
> a highway with generous lane width (for trucks) and curve radii,
> then set a speed limit significantly lower than the road is designed for.
>
> I don't buy speed traps as a safety measure.
>
> Still think the best way to improve highway safety is to get the assholes
> off the road and stop believing engineering overcomes stupidity.
Wide open spaces kick in a primal instint to move quickly. When crossing an
open space, the quick survived and the slow became (big) cat food... When one
builds a road with generous shoulders, median strips, etc. people will drive
faster. And yes, engineers do 'over design' roads, that is designing roads
for a higher than posted speed as a safety margin.
>
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