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Originally Posted by billethkid
What if the safety improvements have been deemd not neccessary based on engineering reports and accident data over the last few years??
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Engineering reports and accident data
that actually gets recorded via police/accident reports mean absolutely nothing compared to actual experience of cart drivers who relate their experiences here.
There are hundreds or even thousands of near-misses in which drivers come up to a sharp curve in the multi-modal path in the dark, and there is no illuminated marking on the shoulder of the path. One that comes to mind is (or was?) on northbound Buena Vista, approaching Stillwater. There are also some north of Spanish Springs, going toward and onto Camino Real multi-modal path.
These incidents of running off the road, or running off the side and hitting something not worthy of a police or insurance report ARE worth it to guard against it with safety lines on the shoulder of the paths. Accidentally running off the pavement can cause a rollover and/or ejection of driver/passenger.
Near misses because of darkness have happened to us and we are under 60 and we are not vision impaired, and we haven't been drunk since college decades ago.
I think the whole thing here on this board is too many "experts" by way of their self-designated "seniority". Just because you (non-specific you) have done something a long time (like ruling the roost here) doesn't make the opinion or proclamation more knowing than others who opine based on their own experiences.