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[–] Bougie_Birdie@piefed.blahaj.zone 25 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I've heard a rumour that someone in my town is suing the city because they put up one-meter tall concrete dividers for a bike lane, and they drove into one and flipped over their car. Total write-off

Like, you absolute buffoon, you drove into a wall. Where do you think the blame should lie?

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 18 points 1 week ago (4 children)

That is literally why the most you tend to see is plastic bollards or just a painted line. The cities don’t want to deal with the lawsuits from angry drivers that are more concerned with the damage to their cars than the life they just took.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Figured $ & emergency access?

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago

Somehow I doubt a curb is going to impede emergency vehicles to any significant degree. The money is a pittance.

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