How often have you stood next to one of these posts at an intersection? Have you noticed the odd design at the base? Strong Towns founder and president Chuck Marohn explains what that design is meant to do and how, while its purpose is to save one segment of street users, it neglects to save others whose lives are put at risk by the same street design that led to breakaway posts' creation in the first place.

Links:

Strong Towns articles: https://www.strongtowns.org/stmedia

More on breakaway design here: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2...

Full video of this talk at:    • Transportation for a Strong Town: Cha...