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@skylar @WandererUber @Hoss Most civil engineers would agree, but your kids shouldn’t have to worry about getting flattened while playing in their own front yard for the convenience of 4,000 Lbs death machines that don’t even really benefit because of the congestion necessarily induced by traffic signals. Streets have always belonged to the people anyway, “jaywalking” is a forced meme invented by the auto lobby as a band-aid fix as part of their efforts to quell more substantial attempts to mitigate the dangers of cars that could cut into their profits, and you should be able to safely walk around in your own neighborhood, go to shops, and socialize without having to drive five miles to get anywhere or having to worry about drunk drivers hitting you at high speed. Traffic calming saves lives and improves quality of life for everyone.