• @neuracnu
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    24 days ago

    Am I the only one who thinks that the design decision to eliminate the ability for cars to both cross Dexter or make left turns anywhere is a deliberate choice to create driver frustration and reduce favorable attitudes towards building more of these?

    Normal protected intersections are terrific and allow automotive traffic to flow in all directions. What was the thought process here?

    • pruwyben
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      1824 days ago

      I think the idea is to discourage drivers from using Thomas, and try to make it the main east-west bike corridor in the area.

    • @Esqplorer@lemmy.zip
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      923 days ago

      Left turns are a fuck you to everyone behind you who knows it would be faster and safer for you to right and U-turn but yet you still hold us back.

        • @mlg@lemmy.world
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          423 days ago

          Dumb considering Michigan also mandates dedicated left turn lanes on every small intersection.

          Like okay left allowed on any road but not if it’s a split avenue. Instead of making a cheap and usable roundabout or ring road, let’s make you play frogger against 3 lanes of traffic so you can do a massive U turn.

    • @Evotech@lemmy.world
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      24 days ago

      Stopping people from driving directly to where they want to go reduces traffic apparently.

      They use it very deliberately in larger cities to just make driving downtown a hassle.

      If it’s just a bit more annoying, people are less inclined to do it.

    • @bwrsandman@lemmy.world
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      424 days ago

      Just a guess (looking at the sharrows at the end of the other street) but it’s probably a deliberate design to reduce the flow of car traffic on the street.