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Right of way in car traffic is now decided trough mortal combat. How do you perceive this will affect everyday life? (sopuli.xyz)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They did something similar in a big refurbishment of the town centre of the place I grew up in (in the UK). No road markings, roads and pavements both done with Belgian blocks, and just some big stone bollards to separate the pedestrians and traffic. Turns out drivers kept hitting the bollards so now they all have hi-vis reflective strips on them. Which definitely did not grant me much confidence in the driving skills of my town.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

In my town they replaced the metal bollards with bendy rubber ones to reduce accidents that cause damage.
But 1 in 4 or 5 bollards is still metal, and looks just like the others from a distance.
I can only assume it's to keep drivers from just running over the bendy ones.