• magnetosphere
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    179 months ago

    Maybe they do it to slow down traffic. It’s clearly a residential area. It could be that speeding is a problem.

    • @abbadon420@lemm.ee
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      99 months ago

      It’s been tried and tested. Human bodies barely slow a car down. It’s much better to place something solid, like a concrete block

      • @FireRetardant@lemmy.world
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        9 months ago

        Part of the problems is humans won’t damage the paint on the cars. You want drivers to slow down, make them worry about their paint tends to be more effective than making them worry about hitting a pedestrian.

        • teft
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          49 months ago

          Just fill your pockets with balloons full of brake fluid. That way when someone hits you their car gets covered in brake fluid, ruining the paint job.

      • magnetosphere
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        39 months ago

        I was assuming a rational driver who would slow down to avoid hitting people.

      • magnetosphere
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        19 months ago

        I’m wondering if this is sheer desperation on the part of the locals. Maybe speeding is a problem, but the town refuses to install speed humps, so people do this to make the neighborhood safer for children. I don’t know.

        • @GBU_28@lemm.ee
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          19 months ago

          I recommend tires and rebar impregnated concrete rubble. Not human lives.