For seven years now, the city of nearly 60,000 people has reported resounding success: Not a single automobile occupant, bicyclist or pedestrian has died in a traffic crash since January 2017, elevating Hoboken as a national model for roadway safety.
While Hoboken’s plan has numerous components, including lower speed limits and staggered traffic lights, daylighting is often credited as one of the biggest reasons its fatalities have dropped to zero.
Ryan Sharp, the city’s transportation director, said when roads need to be repaved, Hoboken takes the additional step of cordoning off the street corners to widen curbs and shorten crosswalks. It’s already illegal to park at an intersection in Hoboken, but drivers often do anyway if there aren’t physical barriers.
Cross post but a great one
Sounds smart.
This made me realize where some cops park their car in Prospect Park in brooklyn is basically the worst: they park right before the intersection. If I’m on a bike trying to exit the park, I can’t see anyone where I need to turn because the cops have their damn car right there. Someone’s going to get hurt because the pigs can’t be bothered to park 20’ further up, or even better just don’t bring the damn car into the park.
Don’t know about America, but in the EU parking less than 5 meters from an intersection is illegal. But of course, the police always thinks they are above the law even when it’s not an emergency.