• anomnom
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    15 days ago

    Google Maps/Waze turned a street my wife played basketball and hockey in in the 90s into a 1/4 mile top speed test for people looking to shave 1-2 minutes off going through the intersection with the traffic light one block over.

    My 7yo child still hasn’t learned to ride on 2 wheels because our driveway isn’t big enough to get up enough momentum before getting too close to the drag strip of a street. It sucks but we have to load bikes in the car to get anywhere safe enough to practice.

    • The_Caretaker@lemm.ee
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      15 days ago

      Some large stones and some epoxy strategically placed in the road to let all the local residents get to their driveways from one end or the other but not enough space for cars to get between them. Perhaps some large plant boxes made of cement stretching across the street except for about 3 feet / 1 meter. If the city moves them just put new ones in at night. Get your neighbors onboard if you can.