We need more traffic calming

I find that there’s very little reason for cars to be traveling at speeds higher than 20/25 mph in dense cities, unless they are on highways. Like yeah, maybe you’ll get there a few seconds or a few minutes faster, but I don’t think those few minutes justifies potentially hurting people.

In a lot of cities, there’s a city-wide speed limit of 25 mph, and that’s great, but it means nothing without proper law enforcement. Since the COVID lockdowns, traffic enforcement has been … non-existent in many cities.

So, traffic calming is what we need. IMO, speed bumps are probably the best because they physically slow cars down. Paint and all is cool, but it’s doesn’t physically stop anyone. The problem with speed bumps is that they often need to be removed for snow plow machines.

Another traffic calming method I’m seeing is curb extensions, or “neckdowns”. Basically, making roads narrower at places like pedestrian crossings. One of my least favorite experiences is attempting to cross a road, only to have a driver cut you off because they are turning right on red. Neckdowns should hopefully make the road at the intersection narrower, so drivers slow down and look around more carefully.