07-23-2015, 01:27 PM
(07-23-2015, 12:08 PM)Canard Wrote: I am all for 4-way stops as a way of traffic calming - so long as it doesn't result in people frustratedly almost-stopping then flooring it because they were so annoyed. In a quiet neighbourhood this makes so much noise. Speed humps have the same problem - some people do slow down but then they just floor it again... or they just drive fast over them, because it's fun and you get some air!
I've read that, in the case of 4-way stops, they are not really suitable as "traffic calming" for just that reason. I'd never heard of that about speed humps- are these people somehow driving cars that don't belong to them?
(07-23-2015, 12:08 PM)Canard Wrote: A slower average speed is always better (especially from a fuel consumption standpoint - I'm admittedly a hypermiler), but I also don't like seeing people drive too fast through quiet neighbourhoods.
Chicanes and geometry-based traffic calming, perhaps, that naturally encourages people to drive slower and more carefully?
Sorry - I'm taking this way off topic, since this is supposed to be a walking thread.
I don't think it's off topic- traffic calming is one tool to make an area more friendly for walking.