tuberosum t1_iv1intq wrote
It seems to me that a fair portion of drivers in NYC have decided to completely ignore traffic rules or any sort of normal behavior on roads. I've seen more people drive in the wrong lane, speeding, not stopping at stop signs, ignoring red lights and all other manner of traffic offenses in the past couple of years than in the last 20 years of driving and walking in and around NYC. Coincidentally, or anecdotally, more aptly put, I see this behavior more often from people with the newest NYS plates.
Interestingly enough, I also see little to no enforcement of any sort of road rules anymore. Even easy as fuck tickets, like ticketing 53' trailers, are not being done (as evident by the massive proliferation of 53' trailers all over the city. We all know they're not carrying non-divisible loads and didn't file any sort of plan with the NYC DOT for entering and exiting the city).
PiffityPoffity t1_iv1pws8 wrote
I’d like to add driving the wrong way on one-way streets. I don’t recall seeing that nearly as often a few years ago, but now I regularly see drivers do it to avoid driving an extra block. It’s like a bunch of people collectively decided their convenience overrides traffic law.
PersistentElephant t1_iv23ymq wrote
They started skirting the law during the COVID lockdowns because the roads were largely empty. At that time, you could get away with it.
More and more police forces across the country have adopted do-not-pursue policies over the last couple of years. That means anyone willing to skirt the law and run a red, drive the wrong way in a one way, etc. can just... flee the cops. It's just more law-skirting, after all.
gamelord12 t1_iv1t4ew wrote
I see more U-turns, even though there's a one-way street every other block that makes it much safer and easier to turn around and go the other way.
ctindel t1_iv40jcm wrote
Usually when I see people going the wrong way on a one way street it’s someone on a bike.
b1argg t1_ivanvad wrote
Same
brooklynOG t1_iv1k891 wrote
On par for the course, It’s not just NYC, traffic fatalities have risen across the nation.
imsoaddicted t1_iv1r659 wrote
I really don't understand why the US won't invest in nationwide infrastructure that would allow us to become less car-centric. Even if it's expensive, even if it takes a while, it's better to start yesterday.
olli_bombastico t1_iv1v5xd wrote
The automobile industry, land ownership issues, and the unwillingness of elected officials in long-term projects are a few reasons why.
airvqzz t1_iv3tea8 wrote
People treat my town’s road like the Daytona motor speedway
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[deleted] t1_iv22msz wrote
I’d like to add that it feels like a state of lawlessness regardless of my driving, because of the double parking on every road. It’s like an obstacle course to drive anywhere and that sort of sets the stage.
free_slurpee_day t1_iv3cumf wrote
Traffic laws here have always felt more like guidelines than true rules. Double parking plays into this. But also, more recently, so do the mopeds and electric scooters that run reds and go the wrong way down one-way streets, not to mention the instacart bikers pulling a trailer with the footprint of a small sedan riding any which way they please. I think all of this makes drivers feel like they are able to break the rules too.
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_Maxolotl t1_iv1wjmh wrote
That was probably cops heading home from work.
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Pristine-Confection3 t1_iv4ohk6 wrote
Agree . I almost got hit today when walking on a walk light . It has happened more recently than eve before.
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