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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Enforcement is a pretty inefficient way to make things safer and also can be racist.

[b]Building the roads so that people drive at safer speeds is far more effective.  That can mean things like narrower lanes.[/b]

If you've ever driven on a wide straight lane with few stop lights, you naturally go faster.  I just drove on a country back road that had a 60 mph limit, but I was at my limit around 40 mph for most of it because it was narrow and didn't have a safe shoulder to provide margin.[/quote]

Translation: We're going to take away car lanes, turn them in bike lanes and that will make traffic for drivers so terrible that no one will be able to move, let alone speed. Talk about inefficient. [/quote]

FWIW - the vast majority of people advocating for bike lanes also want increased enforcement. it comes up a lot. more in the context of red light cameras and speed cameras, and booting cars with tickets. I’m not sure what police officers can do about truly reckless drivers on city streets in the moment- a high speed chase would not be safe either. [/quote]

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