edit: // and remove things like unreasonable time targets that supersede safety.
I believe this, along with time targets that are reasonable, and 'pay per job' contracts that the construction lorries seem to be working to, would make the streets safer for everyone. You cannot remove the 'hurry' from daily life, but making a driver's 'performance' pay-related turns the job into a race against time, which is, after all, a race. Public streets are not the place to have races, especially not with an HGV at your disposal.
I believe this, along with time targets that are reasonable, and 'pay per job' contracts that the construction lorries seem to be working to, would make the streets safer for everyone. You cannot remove the 'hurry' from daily life, but making a driver's 'performance' pay-related turns the job into a race against time, which is, after all, a race. Public streets are not the place to have races, especially not with an HGV at your disposal.