Abolish traffic signs and signals - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

02-09-2005, 08:22 AM

I thought this might be interesting to those who take part in the ongoing
risk compensation discussion. Today's Wall Street Journal, in an article on
Houston traffic, says:

"And the Dutch are pushing perhaps the most radical idea: doing away with
signs, pedestrian crossings and traffic lights, hoping that danger will
cause motorists to drive more carefully."

It doesn't give a source for that, but the reporting in the WSJ (in contrast
to the richly biased editorial pages) is usually fair and reliable.

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Paul Turner