Comment on Get to work, crackheads

• Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Schools have more than one bus and they have to pass each other. There are also school buses for the other nearby schools like the middle school and high school running at the same time even when school starts times are offset because it takes time to reach the different routes and arrive exactly on time.

  source

  • barsoap@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Schools have more than one bus and they have to pass each other.

    No they don’t they can enter from the same side. You’re just looking for excuses. Also why do you need buses in the first place why aren’t the kids walking or biking.

    source

    • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You have one bus going in one direction to a school passing another bus going to another school.

      Have you only lived in an inner city where roads can be one way because they alternate in direction every block?

      Also why do you need buses in the first place why aren’t the kids walking or biking.

      ??? If that’s your solution then why is there a road to begin with? Just ban cars. Simple.

      source

      • barsoap@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        You have one bus going in one direction to a school passing another bus going to another school.

        In front of a school? Are your schools connected directly to highways or something?

        Have you only lived in an inner city where roads can be one way because they alternate in direction every block?

        We don’t have blocks.

        source

        • -> View More Comments
    • tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      My elementary school was 15 miles from my house. You think that’s a safe distance for a 6 year old to travel alone?

      source

      • barsoap@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Let me look at a map… maybe 1km max anywhere in my 30k town to the next primary school and that’s when you’re living on the very very edge of town. Should be under 500m for most pupils.

        If you’re living in a rural area, outside of the next village (which will have a school), which is an absolute exception as things tend to cluster into villages in rural areas, it might be 5km. Not really an issue with a bike, I biked what 3.5km to Kindergarten (together with my mom). If you have less density than that you probably should have boarding schools.

        For secondary education, if you’re living in a village you’ll probably have to take the bus to the nearest city. Regular public transport though the schedule will take school times into account. Yes, kids can walk 500m to the nearest station.

        Bonus: All that school density – smaller but way more of them – means that there’s obvious places to hold elections as there’s a municipality-owned place in Sunday stroll distance to pretty much everywhere. The only downside are the ludicrously low tables.

        source

        • -> View More Comments
• wesley@yall.theatl.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yup, if a school bus is coming then everyone going the other way better slow down and watch out!

  It’s about not making it fit “comfortably”, not that it can’t fit at all. Drivers who feel uncomfortable naturally slow down and pay more attention.

  source

  • Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Drivers who feel uncomfortable naturally slow down and pay more attention.

    Congratulations, you stumbled upon the key point of traffic calming!

    source