• dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de
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    9 days ago

    This isn’t cars this is people and their culture.

    I am from the UK, a large city too, and we have lots of cars and incredibly busy roads where it’s standstill a lot, but cars will move out of the way for emergency vehicles, you’ll drive on the kerb if you have to.

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      9 days ago

      There is no curb on many of these streets to go onto, there are bollards to protect pedestrians preventing that.

      Its a design problem combined with a congestion problem, that was the reason for the congestion relief toll.

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        9 days ago

        That’s a good point and a spelling correction to boot 😂.

        I did add an edit that we also have bicycles / motorcycles with paramedics if speed is of the essence and traffic is poor.

        I also realise that Deansgate In Manchester City centre has now got those bollards too, but we have severely limited the cars that are allowed into the city centre and I must say it’s a lot more pleasant walking around and I say that as someone that used to drive through the city centre myself on the way home from work.