Here in my area, people would get fed up with the roundabout and just hang a left and drive right over the walkway to make a U-turn to get to the other side of the road.
What’s with blocking the left and right sides of the road with all the grass and trees and stuff anyways? We’ve had many otherwise successful businesses get shut down when they decided to block the ability to access both sides of the road easily.
Greenery and beautification in my urban hellscape? Who needs it!
Refuge island for pedestrians? Who needs it!
Combating the heat island effect? Who needs it!
Reduced noise pollution by planting trees? Who needs it!
Traffic calming? Who needs it!
Reduced risk of accidents using a physical median? Who needs it!
I’m not even a little sorry: the people there in your area – if this isn’t satire – sound like carbrained five-year-olds who shouldn’t be piloting a two-ton metal box.
The divider killed half the businesses and job opportunities near me, as nobody can find an easy way to turn to get to what used to be a Sonic and a Church’s Chicken, amongst many other businesses that used to exist, until the divider dried up their business and they closed down.
Imagine having to drive 50m to do a U-turn. Literally communism, amirite?
But seriously, that’s probably an intended feature, because people randomly turning into oncoming traffic is one of the main causes for accidents. Also note the double yellow line in the “before” image, so turns were prohibited even then.
![[image] when good infrastructure design does not just prioritize cars its a plus for everyone.](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/d469ed6b-d0c3-44d0-a3a8-aafcf7dc2fff.jpeg){kind=link}
Here in my area, people would get fed up with the roundabout and just hang a left and drive right over the walkway to make a U-turn to get to the other side of the road.
What’s with blocking the left and right sides of the road with all the grass and trees and stuff anyways? We’ve had many otherwise successful businesses get shut down when they decided to block the ability to access both sides of the road easily.
Roundabout, cool 👍
Grass and trees blocking turns, not cool 👎
I’m not even a little sorry: the people there in your area – if this isn’t satire – sound like carbrained five-year-olds who shouldn’t be piloting a two-ton metal box.
The divider killed half the businesses and job opportunities near me, as nobody can find an easy way to turn to get to what used to be a Sonic and a Church’s Chicken, amongst many other businesses that used to exist, until the divider dried up their business and they closed down.
Imagine having to drive 50m to do a U-turn. Literally communism, amirite?
But seriously, that’s probably an intended feature, because people randomly turning into oncoming traffic is one of the main causes for accidents. Also note the double yellow line in the “before” image, so turns were prohibited even then.
Okay, I’ll give you that double yellow line thing, gotcha.
In our area, that similar area was literally a turning lane, before they decided to dirt and grass/tree over it. It was once a literal turning lane.
every single one of em should lose their drivers license. Suddenly the roads are even safer now