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by avianlyric
1464 days ago
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Pretty simple, cycles get their own cycle on lights at crossing, and you ban right turns on red. Right turns on red are such a stupid idea, a tiny time saving for a minority of people, but a huge increase in risk for vulnerable road users. As for branch junctions along the road, priority is given to bikes going in the direction of traffic, and you build tables across the junction, reduce junction radius, both force cars to slow down when turning into junctions, and make it clear they need to look for other road users. These are all solved problems. The Netherlands publishes an extremely well respected guide on exactly how to build people-centric road infrastructure that massively reduces collisions and road incidents. There’s no need to reinvent anything, just look at countries that have road death rates at a fraction of what the US has. |
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>Hans Monderman (19 November 1945 – 7 January 2008) was a Dutch road traffic engineer and innovator. He was recognised for radically challenging the criteria used to evaluate engineering solutions for street design. His work compelled transportation planners and highway engineers to look afresh at the way people and technology relate to each other.
>His design approach is the concept of "shared space", an urban design approach that seeks to minimise demarcations between vehicle traffic and pedestrians, often by removing features such as kerbs, road surface markings, traffic signs, and regulations. Monderman found that the traffic efficiency and safety improved when the street and surrounding public space was redesigned to encourage each person to negotiate their movement directly with others.
Hans Monderman: Rethinking the design of streets and public space.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjBGokenEhQ
Unexpected interview in Groningen (Homage to Hans Monderman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQASVz4xun8
HANS MONDERMAN ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN INTERACTION
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqGMFNxCJyQ
Monderman (3of10) - Drachten Roundabout Traffic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGCE6vI5j68
Monderman (5of10) - Drachten Intersection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L39gNtsaZfI
Road signs suck. What if we got rid of them all?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUbsFtLkGN8