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Re: Pedestrians aren't the only ones who matter.

Posted by BusMgr on Sun Jan 1 17:19:19 2017, in response to Re: Pedestrians aren't the only ones who matter., posted by BrooklynBus on Sun Jan 1 10:52:34 2017.

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While there is much to be critical about the mayor's transportation policy, I do have sympathy as to keeping traffic speeds in check since motor vehicles are inherently dangerous and deadly to pedestrians. But I do think that there's favoritism towards transit vehicles, as if it is O.K. to allow the buses to travel quickly, notwithstanding that buses are at least as dangerous to pedestrians as other motor vehicles, if not more so. Moreover, I think many bus drivers feel as if they are privileged, and that everyone has to get out of their way, pedestrians included (a view that I think many professional bus drivers will likely defend). Everyone has an equal right to use of the highways, but for those people who impose a real danger onto others, sufficient protections must be provided.

As to lane removals, that, by itself, is economically wasteful. Highways are provided for movement; they are not provided as storage locations for automobiles. It may be necessary, from a safety perspective, to provide safety islands for pedestrians, so that they can reasonably exercise their equal right to the highways. But after having spent public money building the infrastructure, to then cordon off the benefits of the constructions, is thievery of the taxpayers.

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