07-20-2017, 02:02 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-20-2017, 02:03 PM by danbrotherston.)
(07-20-2017, 01:56 PM)chutten Wrote: I like curb extensions for traffic calming and pedestrian crossings. Drivers are less likely to kill pedestrians when they can see them, and divers are more likely to see them if they're visually separated from the "normal" curbside.
...what laws would be broken if, say, someone were to tear up curbs down one or both sides of a rather wide street and adjust the width to a more sensible value? Assuming the curbs were reinstated "to code". Similarly, what is the penalty for emplacing traffic control signs alongside a thoroughfare?
Asking for a friend.
Curb extensions work, but must be integrated with bike infrastructure, otherwise you end up with insane things like this: https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.4550765,-...!1e3?hl=en
Yes, that is in fact, a brand new curb in the middle of a brand new bike lane.......
As for what would happen, I would imagine you would be admonished, possibly fined, probably not jailed, and the city would probably not do anything unless some staff members felt it was dangerous. So...it's really up to the prerogative of those involved.