08-30-2019, 11:35 AM
(08-30-2019, 11:09 AM)ijmorlan Wrote:(08-30-2019, 09:25 AM)robdrimmie Wrote: I wonder if there's something about how close it is to the railway tracks and that in one fairly rare and specific emergency situation a vehicle would need as many escape routes as possible, so they couldn't put full curbs in?
I doubt it. And even if so, I believe a legitimate safety evaluation would conclude that on balance it’s better for pedestrians to be safer all the time than for an emergency vehicle to have a tiny bit of extra space once in a decade.
I completely agree with you here. Mostly my speculation (which was a reach) is based on the assumption that if there is something legislated somewhere that forces the issue, "legitimate safety evaluation" doesn't necessarily matter. The rules change very slowly. I know very little about railway legislation, but reading this forum has taught me that a lot of compromises have to be made in favour of of it. Mostly for good reason, too.