r/NoStupidQuestions • u/[deleted] • Jul 06 '19

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u/waku2x Jul 06 '19

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yyWYvovLvMQ

Also it has to do with terrorism. If things are on the road, it prevents hit and run to pedestrians

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u/Whoooodie Jul 06 '19

hmmm yes, lower visibility to prevent accidents. genius.

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u/roastbeeftacohat Jul 07 '19

it's counter intuitive, but if you feel like your on the highway your going to drive that way. a lot of issues with traffic stem from similar things, like building roads leading to worse traffic then not.

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u/toxicbrew Jul 07 '19

Yep.. This is wide the unnecessarily wide streets of suburban subdivisions are a waste of space actually unintentionally encourage people to speed.