01-30-2016, 11:18 AM
Obviously no one likes waiting an extra minute, but in this case people on foot aren't being asked to wait, they're being asked to detour. Ookpik's point is entirely correct: when we talk about a 60 meter detour- at every intersection- for people on foot, it "really isn't so bad." A similar delay for motorists wouldn't garner the same reaction.
If we figure someone in a car does 40 kilometres per hour, this is like asking motorists to detour the better part of a kilometre, and to do it several times on a given trip- all to accommodate someone else.
More practically, if these crossovers are located (a minimum) sixty meters out of people's paths, many people will just not bother with them.
If we figure someone in a car does 40 kilometres per hour, this is like asking motorists to detour the better part of a kilometre, and to do it several times on a given trip- all to accommodate someone else.
More practically, if these crossovers are located (a minimum) sixty meters out of people's paths, many people will just not bother with them.