NomNom@feddit.uk to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoA Utah city is removing raised traffic-calming measures on a busy road after backlash from residentswww.sltrib.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down12
arrow-up177arrow-down1external-linkA Utah city is removing raised traffic-calming measures on a busy road after backlash from residentswww.sltrib.comNomNom@feddit.uk to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareAmidFuror@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down21·2 months agoInstead of enforcing traffic laws, municipalities now want to turn the roads into obstacle courses so people can’t even drive at the designed speed.
minus-squareEvkob (they/them)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 months agoCops, even ignoring the fact that ACAB, are flawed in that they can’t enforce traffic laws everywhere all the time. Infrastructure can make a road safe 24/7. And doesn’t discriminate nor shoot minorities.
minus-squareAlmacca@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoThe speed limit is a maximum, not a minimum.
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThey should simply enforce the law! How hard is that. You just pass the law, and the police do it! /s
minus-squareAmidFuror@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·2 months agoIt literally pays for itself. Do they not have traffic cops where you live?
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoWe do, and they do not care.
Instead of enforcing traffic laws, municipalities now want to turn the roads into obstacle courses so people can’t even drive at the designed speed.
Good
Cops, even ignoring the fact that ACAB, are flawed in that they can’t enforce traffic laws everywhere all the time.
Infrastructure can make a road safe 24/7. And doesn’t discriminate nor shoot minorities.
The speed limit is a maximum, not a minimum.
They should simply enforce the law! How hard is that. You just pass the law, and the police do it!
/s
It literally pays for itself. Do they not have traffic cops where you live?
We do, and they do not care.