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Why Safer Streets Keep Losing to Fire Trucks (www.youtube.com)
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[–] 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I watched the first minute, and it seems the problem is partially that fire departments can dictate standards that make them comfortable instead of what is actually necessary.

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  • [–] [S] 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    IMO a lot of it is because:

    1. fire department procurement seems unrelated enough that most urbanists aren't paying attention to it,
    2. fire departments choose the biggest trucks they can because of course they do, and
    3. once the trucks are already bought, insisting the roads accommodate them is a fait accompli.
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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    Yes, but even given that, the fire department is asking for some pretty outrageous accomodations in their clearances on straights. The first example gave them 3 inches of clearance on either side, but they wanted something close to 2 feet (forget the details).

    I think another problem is that people expect cars to just always park wherever the fuck they want regardless of the law, which is a separate problem.

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