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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The irony is that generally speaking, the proposals to add bike lanes also calm vehicular traffic, which makes both the streets and sidewalks safer and more livable for humans, including humans with disabilities.[/quote]

Not really.  Especially when there are many preeexisting crosswalks with stop lights.  Increased volume creates blocked boxes.  Removal of space eliminates the ability to swerve and deceases the margin for error.  Bump outs and flexposts increase obstacles to be avoided and reduce sight lines. Different rules for different vehicles eliminate predictability. But that's just the street these things are put on.  In this case the measures come with a massive increase in residential overflow traffic that makes those streets exponentially less safe.

Clear sight lines, space, predictability and traffic lights with crosswalks are the things that make things safe.  When those things are decreased then it is less safe.  Increasing complexity and volume whie eliminating buffers is a toxic combination.[/quote]

Any support for that, at all?  But love the idea that more space and "clear sight lines" slows down traffic ... [/quote]

Visibility, predictability, and flexibility (manueverability) are the three components of safety.  I am not using safety as a euphemism.  I am using it to mean safety.

Visibility enables people to see situations that might develop earlier.
Predictability enables people to anticipate potential behavior.
Flexibility allows people to avoid situations if the previous two have failed.[/quote]

That's not evidence. That's a hokey mantra.[/quote]

Observe, orient, decide, act - OODA loop

It's not hokey or psuedo-scientific.[/quote]

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