https://xkcd.com/2932

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This PSA brought to you by several would-be assassins who tried to wave me in front of speeding cars in the last month and who will have to try harder next time.

  • Lesrid@lemm.eeEnglish
    231·
    6 months ago

    Which is the delusion that the US’s traffic engineers based all of their decisions on 60 years ago.

    “This’ll be fine hardly anybody lives out here”

    • ilinamorato@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15·
      6 months ago

      It’s compounded by the delusion that the US’s traffic engineers base all of their decisions on now.

      “It’ll be fine, it’s been here for 60 years.”

    • marcos@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      6 months ago

      It doesn’t work when nobody lives around either.

      The only way this can work is if both all cars are from the 30s, only able to move at 50 km/h, and nobody lives around.