I used to think of blocked #BikeLanes and #sidewalks as death by a thousand paper cuts, but I've realized the more appropriate analogy is Russian Roulette. If you #walk or ride a bike, you never know which time you have to "just go around" is going to be the time that gets you killed.
#SafeStreetsForAll #VisionZero #CompleteCommunities #BikeTooter #WalkTooter
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Not for nothing, this is why I get irate whenever my town treats bike and ped infrastructure obstructions as non-urgent.
@DrTCombs I keep thinking about two boys who suffered life changing injuries crossing a street that had been identified for crossing improvements, but the project had to wait months for funding. I feel like cities need to implement interim safety measures in locations like these. Reduce the speed limit, close one lane in each direction (it was a 4 lane + 2WLTL arterial), etc. Why do pedestrians have to give up their lives to drivers' convenience when we know a situation is unsafe?