stackyFACTSCopenhagen's urban planners have brilliantly weaponized geometry against oblivious drivers.
Copenhagen's urban planners have brilliantly weaponized geometry against oblivious drivers. In contraflow bike lanes, cyclists ride against the flow of one-way car traffic. At intersections, the curb radii and sightlines are mathematically engineered to force right-turning drivers into an awkward angle where the wrong-way cyclist is directly in their windshield, making accidental vehicular manslaughter significantly harder.
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