[*BCM*] BTD PED Rules

[Turtle]

Again, I think I'm probably not being clear anough here for you to be able
to see the awesomeness of my plan :-)

In my vision, there would be the same amount of space on roadways as there
is now, so there would be no more traffic congestion than there is now.  In
fact, it would be very likely that there would be far less congestion, since
traffic would be able to flow at a more natural pace.  Yes, people would
still be stopping or slowing down for other traffic and cross-traffic, but
people would only need to do this where there was actual traffic, rather
than being artificially forced to stop at arbitrary intersections for an
arbitrary amount of time at red lights and stop signs, even when there is no
cross-traffic.  In other words, traffic would flow when it could, not when
some computer or law said it could flow.  (Which is what I meant when I said
that my self-regulating laws would be better than the one-size-fits-all laws
that we have now.)

The only significant differences in my visionary plan would be that the
different modes of through-travel would be integrated (rather than
segregated), no one would be legally discriminated against (for choosing a
sustainable form of transportation like walking, biking, skateboarding,
etc.), and everyone would be very clear about what their rights and
responsibilities were in sharing the road.

(And just to clarify, the sightlines would be as good or better than they
are now.)

And, obviously, my plan would solve your problems with feeling discriminated
against, since harassing a cyclist would be a clear violation of my law #1
(covered by the "don't harm anyone else" bit...)

I also agree that the UVC is better than most of Mass traffic laws, but I
still say that the UVC laws are unnecessarily complicated and fairly
discriminatory, making it less likely that people will follow them.

-Turtle
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