Outbreak of commonsense ...

... 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.