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yale shuttle # 90 sped up to pass two cyclists ( on orange before the bike lane starts; there is not enough room to pass safely, but especially because we were passing a parked school bus). the driver was speeding too fast to notice he/she was ignoring a pedestrian at the in-street crosswalk sign, then ran a red light at orange and humphrey. (approx 11:50 a.m.) truly a trifecta of bad driving, if you will.
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Resident (Guest)
Greg (Guest)
Tom (Guest)
Jessica (Guest)
But in the meantime, some simple discipline on making sure Yale bus drivers follow the laws and posted speed limits would be SUPER. The couple times I have ridden on those buses late at night have been Terrifying. The speeds they go at, and the recklessness with which they drive, are completely unacceptable. For Yale to continue to allow their drivers to drive like this, after years of complaints from the community, is shocking.
Anonymous (Guest)
Thanks
Resident (Guest)
Derek (Guest)
Anonymous (Guest)
It seems like Yale is doing good work and I would love to hear about it here.
juli (Registered User)
juli (Guest)
Resident (Guest)
It's great they are holding speed to 20 MPH. That reduces noise, makes pedestrians and cyclists much more comfortable, reduces injury risks and gives them more stopping time if they need it.
The next step is that the city should lower speed limits to 20MPH on all those streets, so drivers following the buses don't get frustrated and so they have to drive a sensible speed as well. In most cities around the world, top speed limits in residential areas are limited to 15MPH or 20MPH.
I don't know why New Haven needs to preserve its dangerous 25MPH speed limits, which just end up killing people and making neighborhood uninhabitable.
Ben (Guest)
Which ones?
Resident (Guest)
It's a worldwide guideline. The Netherlands, UK, Germany, every single country in Northern Europe, and many cities in Japan have 30KPH (18mph) speed limits in all residential areas, to name just a few. Graz, a major city in Austria, recently adopted a 30 kph (18 mph) limit through most of the entire city, cutting serious casualties by over a quarter and dramatically reducing noise and air pollution. Though the public was initially divided on the change, 8 out of 10 residents there now support the lower speed limits.
Around here, Greenwich, Darien and many other Connecticut towns have 15 or 20mph speed limits posted in residential areas. I don't see why the lives, property and health of Greenwich residents are more valuable than New Haveners.
Ben (Guest)
just curious.