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I saw a presentation about a year and a half ago that was given by a Deputy U.S. Secretary of Transportation. One of the things he mentioned is that they're starting to get very concerned about recent increases in traffic fatality rates -- with a lot of the problem attributed to fatalities among cyclists and pedestrians.

I'm really surprised these people haven't figured out that putting all this money into bike lanes and "pedestrian-friendly streets" only serves to increase the interactions between motorists and these other completely unprotected users of the road.

18 posted on 03/04/2017 3:55:38 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("Yo, bartender -- Jobu needs a refill!")

To: Alberta's Child

In many cases, it also increases the ire of the motorist, by adding to the delays of getting from point A to point B. The more restrictions on free travel, the more irate the motorist will get.

I'm not saying that motorists deliberately run down pedestrians and cyclists, but they are driving in an aggressive mood, trying to make up for lost time and they are taking chances that they might not have taken in the past.

45 posted on 03/04/2017 7:40:41 PM PST by meyer (The Constitution says what it says, and it doesn't say what it doesn't say.)

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