San Mateo pedestrian killed in hit-and-run

eGerd – TBot here. So you’re back to calling people names because they don’t agree with you? I would have thought you were better than using a divisive Democrat tactic. Surprise, nobody cares what they’re being called because every “insult” has been overused to the point that they’re just words which show the character of those calling people names than recipients of the attack. That being said, I agree streets are made for transportation. And cars and buses and trucks and bicycles can use them. If you’re going to attempt to create special lanes for them, why not lanes for tandem bikes, or electric bikes? And for sidewalks, how about sidewalks for dog walkers, or people walkers, or skateboarders, or people talking on phones? Why not sidewalks specifically for biological males, biological females, none of the above?

Good idea about having more lane splits. The correct way of doing that is actually by speed and by purpose and by priority: active and public transportation should have precedence in planning since they improve health and happiness of a city. They are way less damaging than pollution from private cars and private car storage.

-1-5mph: well done wide sidewalks - should be an ADA minimum requirement. Dog walkers, nannies, baby strollers,

-5-15mph: different modes of transportation - here we would expect children and senior citizens on bicycles. But could be runners, skateboarders, scooters, e-scooters.

-15-25mph: that could be a shared road environment. - this of course for cars, but also "vehicular cyclists" or fast e-bikes. Since they can go at car speeds - they can mix and match.

- >25mph: should not be necessary in residential areas within cities

- larger arteries like El Camino should have bus lanes to make sure SamTrans can stay out of congestion.

Basically in most areas you can deal with 3 lanes (1 sidewalk, 1 bike lane, 1 driving lane per direction).

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But this article is about a person being killed while crossing the street. So the big question is how can you separate different speeds at intersections? And the answer to that aren't different lanes but you separate them by time. That can only be done with real traffic lights for pedestrians. No right-on-red, no hawk signals, no yellow flashing beacon - real separation. Cars need to stop.