Comments on: The Safety Mirage http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/04/16/the-safety-mirage/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 23 May 2012 14:28:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: MarkSpizer http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/04/16/the-safety-mirage/#comment-12945 MarkSpizer Mon, 03 May 2010 13:18:53 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1485#comment-12945 great post as usual! great post as usual!

]]> By: spike http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/04/16/the-safety-mirage/#comment-12916 spike Sun, 02 May 2010 18:54:09 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1485#comment-12916 NYC streets weirdly change from one way to two way, with most cross streets (like this one), usually one way. The signage is usually very poor. The double yellow line is crucial to telling cars that this is a two way street. NYC streets weirdly change from one way to two way, with most cross streets (like this one), usually one way. The signage is usually very poor. The double yellow line is crucial to telling cars that this is a two way street.

]]> By: Jonathan Murphy http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/04/16/the-safety-mirage/#comment-12749 Jonathan Murphy Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:39:13 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1485#comment-12749 Small streets like this suffer more from double-parkers and idling trucks, for which the double yellow line is practically ignored by through traffic by necessity. Small streets like this suffer more from double-parkers and idling trucks, for which the double yellow line is practically ignored by through traffic by necessity.

]]> By: alexis http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/04/16/the-safety-mirage/#comment-12536 alexis Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:49:55 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1485#comment-12536 Or the double yellow lines could be used to delineate one lane in each direction and reinforce a parking prohibition on both curbs. Or the double yellow lines could be used to delineate one lane in each direction and reinforce a parking prohibition on both curbs.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/04/16/the-safety-mirage/#comment-12468 Andrew Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:42:53 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1485#comment-12468 The point about stripes is good but this case might not be the most egregious example. If other blocks of this street are one-way or if nearby streets like it are typically one-way, the stripes work better than a sign to counter the likely assumption that this street too is one-way. The point about stripes is good but this case might not be the most egregious example.

If other blocks of this street are one-way or if nearby streets like it are typically one-way, the stripes work better than a sign to counter the likely assumption that this street too is one-way.

]]> By: Paul Johnson http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/04/16/the-safety-mirage/#comment-12466 Paul Johnson Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:19:07 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1485#comment-12466 Yellow lines on a street like that do more to indicate that passing and parking aren't allowed on that street than for traffic separation. The yellow lines are probably more aesthetically pleasing than yellow or red curbs... Yellow lines on a street like that do more to indicate that passing and parking aren’t allowed on that street than for traffic separation. The yellow lines are probably more aesthetically pleasing than yellow or red curbs…

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