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BLeibo t1_iy7r18a wrote

Reply to Baltimore is short on poles, complicating installations of new stop signs and speed humps by NarutoIvy

They put in a four way stop at the end of my block recently. They put the stop signs on other existing signs or planters.. needless to say this resulted in many incidents and when we asked the city to put up new traffic pattern signs they said they couldn't because there wasn't enough material. It took them close to two months to finally do so.

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Cunninghams_right t1_iy75sz6 wrote

Reply to comment by CaptainObvious110 in In a heap. Heading out of Druid Hill Park towards Madison Ave. by neutronicus

>I've ridden them before and the app gives you guidance regarding a safe place to put them.

there isn't a wall in most places, like in OP's photo. they're put up on one edge of the wide sidewalk where there is clearly still space to walk, bike, or wheel past. OP's photo isn't showing any blockage or anything, just some that have fallen over.

>The original post was about scooters. While I agree that people driving their cars recklessly is indeed a major problem that should have been addressed years ago, it doesn't then mean that the scooter issue is something to just let go either.

it's disproportionate, though. people are more upset, more active, post more, and pressure politicians more about scooters falling over than about people killing cyclists. certainly all of society's problems should be fixed, but in this case the focus on a minor problem is actually pulling focus away from a bigger problem.

>At the end of the day if you follow the money trail it will lead you to politicians who are getting their palms greased.

so the social media posts should be "2 wheel transport bad!". it should be "why did the politicians allow single-kickstand scooters and disallow dual-kickstand scooters?"

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