Finland has virtually no pedestrian/cyclist fatalities in their roads. In 2018, Canada had 332.

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    1 year ago

    That’s a poorly designed road, that’s why. Only highways should be fast because there is no expectation of cyclists or pedestrians being remotely close to those vehicles.

    And those 3 lane roads, at least around here, have poor pedestrian and cycling infrastructure beside them, so they really do need to be much slower than they are.

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      1 year ago

      Reduce enforcement on highways and increase enforcement on residential roads. The Autobahn gets that right: if you’re only threatening yourself and other drivers, then the responsibility is on yourself and other drivers. If you’re threatening pedestrians without a ton of metal surrounding them, fuck off.

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        I don’t know. I had to use the highway today, and people drive like your life doesn’t matter. Excessive speeding, dangerous lane changes, going too slow, etc.

        I think automatic enforcement of highways should be more common, and it would help cut down on racing, too.

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          1 year ago

          Something like 60% of car-related fatalities are single-vehicle and something like 25% of car-related fatalities are inflicted on pedestrians and cyclists.