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Jan 06 2008 12:00am EDT

Against Traffic Lights

Roundabouts (traffic circles) are great. But traffic can be astonishingly good at navigating busy intersections even in their absence, and even without traffic lights. The point is that the absence of any traffic lights forces drivers to slow down and use common sense. Meanwhile, the existence of traffic lights can simply encourage drivers to speed up.

Hanoi:

India:

St Petersburg:

(Via Rodrik and Kedrosky)


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