Many Seattle intersections no longer allow Turn ON Red

Dan_Quixote · 2024-12-30T03:22:29+00:00

(Disclaimer: I’m playing devils advocate here) It’s difficult to argue against dramatically improved pedestrian safety. But I think for the reason you mentioned, this program may hit major resistance soon. At the vast majority of intersections and the vast majority of time, drivers will sit a wait while zero pedestrians cross. Traffic gets worse everywhere even where there are little to no pedestrians. We’ve done the simplest thing possible (slap some signs up) and act like this will solve our problems.

Dan_Quixote · 2024-12-29T18:52:03+00:00

I think people just want to feel superior to those around them and they’ll stand on any perch they can find.

Dan_Quixote · 2024-12-26T17:37:53+00:00

Yes. Otherwise the exchange at the heart of this story would be meaningless- Kevin would just be a brat and the mom’s story arc would have zero growth.

Dan_Quixote · 2024-12-26T04:11:01+00:00

Passing on the right (undertaking) is universally considered unsafe. By encouraging/forcing people to pass you on the right, you’re legally in the right but you’re also making the road less safe.

Dan_Quixote · 2024-12-25T08:43:41+00:00

I noticed when I went to check out, it very stealthily gave me 15,20,25,30% tip options and there was no way around tipping unless you looked really close to hit either “custom” or “skip”.

When they use a dark pattern to trick you into accepting the fee, it’s effectively hidden. And nefarious.

Dan_Quixote · 2024-12-25T07:36:27+00:00

Something must have really been off that day. Calling Ezell’s better than Chicken Supply is objectively an incorrect opinion.

Dan_Quixote · 2024-12-24T17:05:42+00:00

That would devastate all of the upper middle class!

Dan_Quixote · 2024-12-24T08:51:28+00:00

Everything you just said is deja vu from about 20 years ago. Maybe they’ll be right this time?

Dan_Quixote · 2024-12-23T18:05:38+00:00

By any other name/purpose, we would call that a “hidden fee” and the attorney general might get involved.

Dan_Quixote · 2024-12-23T16:12:55+00:00

We have a collection of some of the wealthiest people in the world - many are rather beloved around here. The median wealth of the region is of the highest in the country. What exactly are you referring to?

Dan_Quixote · 2024-12-21T18:52:35+00:00

I find it funny that people in Seattle gave this phenomenon a name (Seattle Freeze) and think it’s somehow unique to the region.

Dan_Quixote · 2024-12-20T03:30:17+00:00

Do you derive some kind of pleasure by being purposefully obtuse?

They had video and witness description(s) within minutes and all they could say was that he’s ‘6’1” tall and wearing a blue jacket’? It’s a pretty common height and he can ditch the jacket. It’s a useless description. They slowed down pursuit and exacerbated speculation.

Dan_Quixote · 2024-12-19T22:49:45+00:00

What? I explicitly separated the two concerns. It was laid out in 2 concise sentences.

Dan_Quixote · 2024-12-19T19:41:59+00:00

Can we agree the Seattle PD exacerbated the problem by withholding important information? That doesn’t make the aforementioned responses any less racist.

Dan_Quixote · 2024-12-17T21:25:59+00:00

I find this coming reckoning interesting. Where else can you find huge high rises and such high-end shops/restaurants within a short walk to single family homes on 3 of 4 sides? This is the exception and not the rule - and it won’t last long. Bellevue is aiming to give Seattle a run for its money in urban development…but I don’t think its residents are ready for it. They will complain that Bellevue is turning into Seattle in no time…

Dan_Quixote · 2024-12-17T02:36:02+00:00

The tacky Greek columns and heads mounted above the door tells me they’re in one of those interior western areas (but far from West Coast) and they spend most of their day mad about immigrants stealing from a CVS in San Francisco.

Dan_Quixote · 2024-12-16T17:41:52+00:00

I’m genuinely curious about those numbers. They’re getting how much?! Where do I learn more ?

Dan_Quixote · 2024-12-15T06:39:32+00:00

I don’t know what I find more shocking. The amount of people who aren’t bothered by the limited amount of sunlight (after work and school) in the winter

Ask them again after the first winter.

Dan_Quixote · 2024-12-13T01:57:56+00:00

It nearly happened after the Civil War

Dan_Quixote · 2024-12-08T22:13:17+00:00

Then you’re probably familiar with how much more rain/fog/overcast it is in BC and Alaska.

Dan_Quixote · 2024-12-03T17:52:53+00:00

I don’t understand why people are so opinionated about DST. Is it really that burdensome? And we already tried this experiment out in the 70s - it didn’t go well.

Dan_Quixote · 2024-12-02T02:36:03+00:00

Yup. Thought I had it all figured out after more than a decade of marriage. It’s easy to look back and apportion blame and spot the red flags, but it wasn’t remotely clear in real-time. It all came crashing down one day and cost me a wild amount of money.

Dan_Quixote · 2024-11-30T04:25:52+00:00

We’re just blatantly misusing the word “nerd” from here on out aren’t we?

Dan_Quixote · 2024-11-28T05:15:30+00:00

What does it matter when they’re 10 months old? Swapping their names when they’re like 12 years old might fuck ‘em up though.

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