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Calgary to install new in-street crosswalk signs at all K-6 schools (calgary.ctvnews.ca)

submitted 2 years ago by yads to c/calgary

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Probably a good thing. Seems like more and more parents are choosing to drive their kids to school and the chaos results in a lot of impatience.

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[–] frostbiker 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Drivers just ignore them and drive the speed the road or street is designed to drive.

That's what drivers usually do. I thought the purpose of in-street signs is to reduce the speed at which drivers feel safe driving because there is a bloody sign in the middle of the road that will scratch their paint. It may work better combined with a chicane.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You are correct, that is the idea of the sign.

Though the sign is only one part (the cheapest) that should be implemented with a redesign of the high-speed road as a whole into a low speed street.

Here is a link that shows all these individual traffic calming techniques, if implemented together they make low speed streets. These are both plesent to walk near or drive on even in busy areas.

https://globaldesigningcities.org/publication/global-street-design-guide/designing-streets-people/designing-for-motorists/traffic-calming-strategies/

[–] frostbiker 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thank you for the source. It has great diagrams. I love mini roundabouts for traffic calming.

[–] GrindingGears 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Go to McKenzie Towne, that roundabout is anything but calming. Roundabouts don't calm traffic. Maybe if people knew how to drive and how to use them properly, they would. Or if the city knew how to properly design and properly sign/lane them (again, looking at McKenzie Towne), maybe then they would calm people. Instead they enrage and cause hella traffic backups.

[–] frostbiker 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I suspect you are conflating regular roundabouts with traffic-calming mini-roundabouts. The link above shows the latter, if you are curious.

[–] GrindingGears 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I know what you meant, but small or big, they confuse people. Don't ask me to explain why, because I can't. The concept is pretty straight forward. Drivers licenses don't equal IQ tests I guess.