The City of West Hollywood has installed delineators on its crosswalks to prevent further accidents. They have been effective in their goal so far, but are not going to be maintained since drivers keep hitting them and the cost to constantly repair them is high. http://laist.com/2016/06/29/weho_crosswalks.php
Friend of mine is an urban planner. He talks about letting the environment inform the speed of cars more than speed limits, which I've always found interesting. Narrower streets and bollards that encourage drivers to slow down to avoid damage to their car are good examples of that.
> Narrower streets and bollards that encourage drivers to slow down to avoid damage to their car are good examples of that.
Speed bumps, chicanes and chokers have become very common in france over the last 10 years or so. They used to only be found in centers of pretty large cities but these days you can find them on any old "local" country road.
I was in France for three weeks last month so saw exactly what you're talking about. They also have very narrow streets in villages, and avenues bordered by plane trees exceptionally close to the road!
> They also have very narrow streets in villages, and avenues bordered by plane trees exceptionally close to the road!
These are more historical remnants, new codes don't really allow for that but if a village was there at the time people still mostly used horse-drawn carts (which was very common until post-war) they weren't going to tear down all the houses to build the road.
It leads to interesting situations e.g. A380 parts heading to the final assembly line near Toulouse go through Levignac, some parts have inches of clearance from the houses.
An oldie which I saw many times. BTW, I only more recently realized why the latter couple is in such a hurry to take their child out of the back seat: it's the gunpowder smoke in the car after the airbags have deployed. The smell is quite strong and you could think the car is burning.
We have these in Boulder, CO as well. I like them with one exception: they are AWFUL for bike lanes. Most drivers can't actually identify the edges of their car while driving, so when they feel pressured by the sign, they'll blindly (without checking mirrors) swerve into the bike lane to give the sign 2-3ft of unnecessary space.
Maybe they need to install a camera with each one so they can send the driver a bill for the damage and a ticket for reckless driving when they hit one.
