"Jaywalk This Way"
Jym Dyer <jym-RQ31L/[email protected]> Sat, 25 Jan 2014 10:37:59 -0800 (PST)
| Newsgroups | gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities |
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| Organization | An All-Powerful Enterprise |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
=v= Very good piece about targeting pedestrians rather than
motorists in the wake of pedestrian fatalities. Based on
recent events in New York City, but more widely applicable:
http://www.city-journal.org/2014/eon0124ng.html
Of note: "Punishing pedestrians without first targeting bad
_drivers_ is the opposite of Broken Windows* -- instead of
deterring bad driver behavior, it enables it."
<_Jym_>
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* Criminologists find the Broken Windows hypothesis lacking
in statistically-verified results. But it is what NYC's
Police Commissioner says he's doing.