Here's a great example of how people think government planning is required. But take away the government control and it is absolutely amazing how much better things are.
The "Fit Roads - Roads FIT for People" web site has been relaunched as "Equality Streets" . They have other information on their campaign against traffic lights here
"They have since replaced the scheme with a set of mini roundabouts (traffic circles). Not sure they really needed to do this. I miss the empathy effect I used to get without lights or roundabouts. I would say it is slightly slower now with the roundabouts! Empathy works! Every time I get stuck at traffic lights or grid locked roundabouts I think back with affection to that wonderful time where the lights were removed in Portishead and think why can't they do that at this junction I am at now!"
The "Fit Roads - Roads FIT for People" web site has been relaunched as "Equality Streets" . They have other information on their campaign against traffic lights here
ReplyDeleteAaahh "Spontaneous Order!!""""".
ReplyDeleteSo frikken cool!
We've all seen it during power outages, right?
Maybe we should take a cue from Richard Thompson and "Shoot out the Lights"!
"They have since replaced the scheme with a set of mini roundabouts (traffic circles). Not sure they really needed to do this. I miss the empathy effect I used to get without lights or roundabouts. I would say it is slightly slower now with the roundabouts!
ReplyDeleteEmpathy works! Every time I get stuck at traffic lights or grid locked roundabouts I think back with affection to that wonderful time where the lights were removed in Portishead and think why can't they do that at this junction I am at now!"