... in Ashford.
The town is embracing the concept of “shared space”, which was invented in the Netherlands and is based on the principle that creating uncertainty on the roads makes them safer... Ashford is the first place to introduce the purest form of shared space, under which traffic lights are considered not only unnecessary but a potential cause of collisions.
I wish them the best of British luck, and I hope that the idea catches on.
Nothing subtle about it
1 hour ago
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In a past life I was (am still qulaifies as) a Civil Engineer. I worked mostly in highway design. I have argued for a long time that we need less raffic lights and more 'shared space' it wasn't called that then.
My opposition to traffic lights is hat they are remore bureaucratic rationing and that left to themselves most road users will sort it out. There are exceptions - some pedestrian crossing for example - but mostly traffic would flow better and more safely without them.
This experiment by Ashford will be successful because the theory is based squarely in the Adam Smith 'invisible hand' analogy. Mostly free agents who are responsible for their own actions and safety will sort it out better than any overweening bureaucracy.
All power to Ashford.
Everybody must be very civil in England these days.
In australia the biggest 4WD and/or lorry would elbow its way in front of all others.
You can see this when the traffic lights break down.
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