I like that those who use
desire lines are known as meanderthals.
There is some appalling design of pedestrian crossings, but try and remember these things are not there for the benefit of pedestrians but to keep traffic moving and designed by traffic engineers. Look at most road design from that view and it becomes clear that everything is secondary to traffic flow. Same applies to cycle facilities. Shared use pavements are there to get those pesky cyclists out of the way of motorised traffic, not to encourage cycle use.
Theres a small area in the centre of Hull,
here, where there has been at least 2 pedestrian deaths since the street was redesigned when the shopping centre to the west was opened. It is a massively busy area for pedestrians, many of who don't wait for light changes and crossings are so congested with people (especially at moment with Xmas shopping) that the pedestrian phase is no were near long enough, thus lots still crossing late. Lots of people, buses, cars, dual carriageway. A poor combination.
