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Seattle’s first protected intersection, Dexter Ave N @ Thomas St. (slrpnk.net)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I’m confused about what is street level and what is curb level but I do like how it appears to prioritize safety of pedestrians and cyclists over everything

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Here's a video that shows what it's like to bike through: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox1g45ccoQ8

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Bit annoying that bikes have to wait for two separate crossing signals to turn, but overall, it looks a lot safer.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Where I live they rarely wait for one, or even pay any attention to traffic signals at all, for that matter. They seem to have an issue with the whole “sharing the road means we have to follow the same rules” concept.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Lol. Stupid ass take 🤣

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Feel free to think so, I’ll be the one still walking after the accident lol

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

Cool story bro

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

Thanks! I think I was mostly confused at first because I’ve never seen an intersection of two-way streets that requires cars to turn before