[seadan83]

Over reliance on signaling.

The idea comes from intersections in southeast Asia for example. It's a massive free for all with higher safety rates than signalled intersections. In the face of uncertainty, drivers slow and focus on situational awareness and negotiation. That this is actually safer, is counterintuitive.

Which goes go the larger thesis, over reliance on signaling. An idea that if you blindly follow the rules, that you'll be safe. It's the reason you should hesitate look both ways when proceeding from an intersection - to make sure someone else is not barreling thru, and that you're not blindly proceeding on the green to then get t-boned.

[reaperducer]

The idea comes from intersections in southeast Asia for example. It's a massive free for all with higher safety rates than signalled intersections.

"Safety" rates in southeast Asian nations are not the same thing as collision rates.

In most of the southeast Asian nations I've visited, people don't care all that much if their cars get dinged up, scratched, or sideswiped at intersections. It's just part of the gradual demolition derby of life.

That won't fly in high-income places where people value how their cars look.

[thorncorona]

> It's just part of the gradual demolition derby of life.

unrelated but i love the poetry in this sentence :)

[seadan83]

Generally agree, but the principle of paying attention and proceeding with caution vs blinding trust in signaling remains. Another example would be roundabouts.