https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160315/downtown/remember-o...
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If you want to look at a curve that was wholly inappropriate for the time, look at the 90 degree curve on Interstate 90 in Cleveland. Built in 1960, it is a 30-35 MPH curve. And, unlike Lake Shore Drive, they still haven’t fixed it. You can drive it today, and see all the tire rubber and other impact marks on the concrete wall - it gets hit constantly:
> (January 8) Cleveland Fire crews have responded to 28 crashes since Jan. 6 at the same location on I-90’s notorious Dead Man's Curve.
> There were four crashes before noon Wednesday, including a pileup involving seven vehicles.
> “Going to the same location 10 times in a shift will get people's attention,” Lt. Mike Norman, a spokesperson for the Cleveland Fire Department, said.
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/odot-engineer...
This one turns out to be politically unacceptable.
But context matters:
+ what is the situation without the bridge?
+ what was the budget?
+ what was the timeline?
+ what land is available?
+ how much disruption to the existing transportation network is acceptable?
+ what were the criteria for selecting a design?
+ etc.
rasz•7mo ago
This one is even better, _three_ real 90 degree turns in a row https://www.moneycontrol.com/europe/?url=https://www.moneyco...