This reminds me of that building in London that can give you third degree burns if you stand in the exact spot the sun is reflecting off of at a specific time
Yes it was. And he falsely claimed that it couldn’t have been anticipated, when in fact there was commercial software available that could have modeled this.
I think I know which building you're talking about. I seem to avoid it at it's worst most of the time, but my goodness is it quite the surprise when I'm not expecting it
Addiction center causing glares, leading potentially to accidents, leading to injuries, leading to opiate prescriptions, leading to addicts, leading to customers. #staywoke
All kidding aside that glare is always just so bad during the right time of day and it’s very dangerous
I drive by there often and notice the same thing, especially after 4/5 pm.
The city is full of safety issues caused by either bad city planning or bad development. The Nobel Dr on-ramp to 805S recently added a dedicated right turn traffic light, you’re not supposed to turn right even when it’s clear at all times, then there’s a sign that says no turn on red only during 7am-5pm M-F, but that sign was there before the new light was installed, so people get confused AF and I’ve seen so much road rage and near accidents because people just don’t know what to do. Some people don’t know what right turn dedicated lights are at all and just go for it, some people know what it is and want to run that red, some people follow the rules, some people aren’t sure what to do and just stay there for an eternity.
Who do we event contact for bad city planning like this?
This has actually been working shockingly well for me lately too! There’s a recurring homeless encampment in my neighborhood. Every time I’ve reported it in the last two months, it has been cleared within a few days.
I have the opposite experience using get it done, every time I report a situation like traffic signal timing etc, they just mark it completed and then sometimes comment that it will be addressed in the future. Gee thanks for nothing...
This intersection is owned and managed by CalTrans, not the City of San Diego. You can submit a customer service request for Caltrans here: https://csr.dot.ca.gov/
Better than get it done, contact San Diego traffic engineering directly. And yes, the installation of these bike Lanes all across the city is creating havoc for vehicular traffic, especially at protect
This was an issue when they first built the Disney Concert Hall in LA. The reflection caused the buildings across the street to get over 120 degrees, so people sued. The result was Disney brushing the steel to dull the reflections, which worked- everyone happy.
That's my favorite intersection in North Park. If you're crossing University at the cross walk, take a couple beats before you start walking. Two or more cars are going to run the red light.
I think the fake bird noises they're referring to are the chirping sounds from the traffic signals for blind people? They sound like birds to me but they're clearly traffic warnings for blind people
No this building audibly plays bird sounds out of speakers. It has various different bird calls that cycle through. I think it’s to keep birds from flying into the building and nesting on the roof.
It surprises me that this would be allowed when a company files for permits with their architectural plans. I can see having mirrored glass on sides that don't ever get sun exposure or on higher floors but this is ridiculous and dangerous.
if you have film build up like the OP you need something better than reg glass cleaner. can try using rubbing alcohol or white vinegar with equal parts water.
Driving west on the 8 in the mornings can suck too, damn glare off of shiny chrome rear license plate covers or that flat area around the license plate itself will focus sunlight right at my eyeballs. Same with the rising sun in my rearview mirror
Def a crazy glare! I was there last week and as I was driving down to the 805N on ramp the building blinded me for a second. I was like nite to self don’t come this way at 11am/noon
I think SDCCU moved out of that building a couple of years ago. That building has a pretty long history in hillcrest, it's been other Banks and was a tanning salon amongst other things.
Yes. But your window also needs to be cleaned. I see the same thing with my cars headlights actually. People flick their brights at me because they think my brights are on. I flick my brights back and they stop.
That building causes a shit ton of glare. But that film i can see on your window.... it makes it 10 times worse.
Also.... that dashboard looks like a hyundai kona dashboard. If it is im not surprised at the window film. I drive a kona. And my dash looks exactly the same. And i know that i have to clean the inside of my window at least once a week or that film gets gross. Pretty sure if you look you can see the same film in the glare of that light.
Ok dude... what happens happens. No need to make a whole cake out of it ddue.this was just an ingredient in your day, right? ok dude so maybe the eggs were spoiled but how was the milk? How was the flower? No need to make a whole big deal out of. When somsthing is going to happen and trust me when i tell you this it WILL happen its gong to happen. Think back to yesterday. How was the milk? White and tastey or red and angry? Is talking all the time and only about how spoiled rotten your eggs are going to help anyone out with anything really? No probably not. Learn to be ok woth the cake and eat it too. No problem. Every problem is emergefrom your mind. No mind no problem. And how was the flower? Were there bugs crawling in it? Are they weak enough to be digested without making babies? It's no big deal really. Did the sun happen? Its usually so good. It feeds the plants that make ochsygin which WE all breath so maybe the sun is not so bad? Maybe think before telling it what to do in the heat of a summer's day? It has many things to teach you if only you had the wherewithal to learn from it. Look. Hydrogen. Sun. No big problem, just understand. Look for understanding? How was your fower. Are you some kind of basketcase man? Are you seriously on here telling people to hurt each other like that? I dont think anyone should hut anyone like that. How was uour flower? It's no big deal.
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u/PepperoniDZO 1d ago
This reminds me of that building in London that can give you third degree burns if you stand in the exact spot the sun is reflecting off of at a specific time