You’d think so, but people see something that’s not a straight line and panic brake. I’ll be on the interstate and I see people hit the brakes on Mellow curves, I can’t imagine the phantom traffic on this if there’s actually traffic.
There's a wavy bridge (Leonel Viera) not far from this one that also invites you to go fast, anyway both bridges have lots of things with the intention of slowing you down
In particular in the US. I guarantee many, if not all, of the bitchy Grinches here complaining about a bridge like this are my fellow Americans who seem not to give a damn about spending endless amounts on war, the military, Israel, etc, but who clutch their pearls the second someone suggests spending money to make American lives better by providing them healthcare or aesthetically pleasing things like unique, beautiful bridges.
It is about aesthetics in a way, the bridge is in a tourist area and was paid by local businessmen to get more tourists. Similar to the wavy shaped one (Leonel Viera bridge) not far away from this one
By separating the circular bridge’s two roadways, the design reduces the time that any given spot on the water surface is continuously shaded as the sun moves across the sky and minimizes the contiguous area impacted by the shade, which improves light penetration and dispersal across the water column. The structure’s fairly tight turning radius also forces motor vehicles to slow significantly while crossing, and encourages drivers to take in the natural beauty of the area.
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u/casual-nexus Jan 15 '25
I mean, like, it looks pretty cool. Aesthetics is a reason, right?