Re: [ST] No traffic legislation

["Emile Nossin" <Emile@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>From: Chris Harwood
>We have some width restrictions just along the road I live in here in
>the UK.  Signs and road paint show which direction has priority and that
>alternates between successive obstructions. 
>all it did was buy some time safety-wise before degenerating to
>something arguably more dangerous.

We have those too in lots of places, seem to work fine for the
decades I've seen them. I guess the factor culture (as in driver
education as well) plays a role too. A traffic light or a sign
or a general rule are basically all rules / an agreement. You
can run a sign as easily as a traffic light (which is nothing
more than a dynamic sign).

>My guess at a good solution would include less signs but more driver
>education, stiffer testing and acceptance that some are not able to make
>the grade and will never get a licence!

Indeed, education does help. Signs telling you what to do and where
to go instead of telling you what's forbidden was the latest change
here years ago. Informing people always works better than trying to
restrict them into doing things which might not seem logical to them
(or are not if the situation is not valid for the rule, like a red
light on a deserted crossing). I think it also depends on whether
it is a very busy area, traffic wise.

Besides the safety issue there is the traffic flow issue. Sometimes,
in my opinion, traffic lights can serve to speed up certain flows
to prevent stagnation. The setup has to be intelligent though, not
just traffic lights for the sake of it without any logic behind it.

> http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,448747,00.html 

Emile
www.piloot.com 

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