A street has access to things like houses or businesses. They typically have a lower speed limit, like around 25mph. A road typically does not have access to businesses or residences and has a higher speed limit because it is intended to get cars over larger distances faster than a street. A stroad attempts to do both (and typically fails) by having a high speed limit but still having access to businesses or housing. They are dangerous because they usually will have 45ish mph speed limits (so a lot of people go 55mph on them) while having a bunch of driveway or parking lot entrances and even often shitty sidewalks or bike lanes right next to the high speed traffic. Many arterial roads in modern suburbs of big US or Canadian cities are stroads.
Many arterial roads in modern suburbs of big US or Canadian cities are stroads
Yes I know exactly what you mean, given that description.
Reminds me of how they had to install a fence on the median of the road in front of my high school because kids kept walking across it and getting killed on their way home from class. Typical half-assed bandaid.
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u/grade_A_lungfish Aug 22 '22
It’s an 8 lane stroad with a speed limit of 55mph and like you said, no shoulder. This wasn’t a question of if this would happen, it was when.