So, recognizes Rainier Ave is a problem. Rather that working to rebuild it to be safe for all users (cause it ain’t exactly friendly to cars either), they go with ... this. #smh
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Photo: billboard that reads, “The best place to wear neon: Rainier Ave S. Rainier Ave S averages more crashes per day than anywhere else in Seattle.” Billboard sponsor is
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Why should engineers live up to a code of ethics when history suggests they won’t be held accountable for unsafe design? Plus, by out-sourcing safety to clothing color they can move on to more important things like adaptive signal systems to increase motorist speed & throughout.
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"We failed to design safe pedestrian access along Rainier Ave., so could you just wear some bright clothing so we can get to #VisionZero? Thanks in advance!" --
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Motorists after seeing someone wearing black on rainier
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So while the Rainier Ave “Road Diet” from S Alaska south, w/ 2 lanes suddenly “merging” into 1, now features traffic jams, horns beeping and pedestrians and cyclists scrambling around the melee of stuck vehicles, wearing neon is their only hope?
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