Some might think they worked as intended.

The gist is that Portland drivers couldn’t stop hitting crucial safety infrastructure (proving its necessity) so PBOT gave up on it.

As one of the commenters pointed out: Since a pedestrian/bike fatality costs PBOT nothing and replacing a concrete planter a car has demolished costs them more than nothing, to balance the budget they’re going to go with more pedestrian deaths.

  • NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    TLDR; They didn’t actually expect them to work. Every time they get hit, they move and they require a crane or forklift to put back into position.

    Perhaps they should double the weight of them so they’re less likely to move when struck.