so they removed the barriers because the barriers were working - ThreadSky

kendrawrites.com • 167 days ago

so they removed the barriers because the barriers were working

I’ve never forgotten that Mass Ave had good bike infrastructure that got removed because drivers were slamming into barriers (instead of striking bicycles) at such speeds that people kept rolling their cars: www.bostonglobe.com/2020/12/19/m...

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ofsevit.bsky.social•167 days ago

We have a new, more competent mayor now. These should go back.

pineapplepizza123.bsky.social•167 days ago

any excuse to not blame bad driver's.

tzed250.bsky.social•166 days ago

I mean obviously cars (despite their ability to be repaired) are more important than human bodies, duh /s

edwoodk.bsky.social•167 days ago

Bikers are drivers!

renaissancedreamer.bsky.social•166 days ago

and, and they absolutely said/did this without seeing the irony? 🤦‍♀️

rigelregent.bsky.social•167 days ago

Car brained is the most charitable thing I can call this.
The barriers are there for a reason...

ebrillblaiddes.bsky.social•167 days ago

Have they tried driving better to see if that helps?

markzecwrites.bsky.social•167 days ago

Yes, people in their rolling fortresses need to be protected from the consequences of their poor driving. Of course they do.

/sarcasm, in case it's not obvious

genwynthyl.bsky.social•167 days ago

They're not even fortresses anymore. I often felt that my 89 Parisienne should have extra licensing.

redletter.bsky.social•167 days ago

People would rather kill cyclists than stop looking at their phones

whatsnextmtthw.bsky.social•167 days ago

this happened in indy somewhat recently, in a cool spot with a weird intersection known as fountain square. they took out the cement bollards because they were working, replaced them with plastic bollards, and now those are almost always laying flat because of how often they get run over.

genwynthyl.bsky.social•167 days ago

Good ole Hoosier hospitality. "Share the roads! Wait, not like that..."

Golf carts are acceptable, manual ambulation is not.

smhten.bsky.social•167 days ago

I still get SO MAD about that every time I got to FS, or even just think about it. the DPW spox who was interviewed said the bollards were removed because it was time consuming to clean up the mess cars made when they hit them. So human remains are easier to clean???

whatsnextmtthw.bsky.social•167 days ago

i remember that fuckin interview! was so mad, still am. we need a pro-bike/ped/transit mayor real bad.

smhten.bsky.social•167 days ago

Yep! Most the power over this stuff is in the mayor's office, it turns out, and Hogsett is too busy hiring sex pests to give a shit about road safety.