tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post5821982542178799229..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Paging Walter Block: Who Needs Government Traffic Lights?Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-89196476372071676912014-07-05T23:50:41.018-04:002014-07-05T23:50:41.018-04:00JimmyJM- have you read about the experiments in UK...JimmyJM- have you read about the experiments in UK and NE and others that showed that shutting off traffic lights, removing stop/yield signs, FORCING people to stop, look around, and then cautiously proceed through the intersection? <br /><br />Today, most car accident bullshit is caused by idiots refusing to take responsibility, ignorance of the "Rules of the Road" and a legal system RDF2https://www.blogger.com/profile/14340534647561133098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-73023023584865463932014-06-28T14:52:43.267-04:002014-06-28T14:52:43.267-04:00From someone I know who lives there, the road deat...From someone I know who lives there, the road death rate in Ethiopia is very high. However I don't know if that is biased by poor road and vehicle conditions through much of the country or is a city driven figure. <br /><br />What I have learned in 20+ years of study on the topic of driving is there are two ways that seem to work really well. One is no control at all, Hans Monderman style forJimmy Joe Meekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559104650594440766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-19954307164602739922014-06-28T13:15:48.395-04:002014-06-28T13:15:48.395-04:00It would be interesting to know how many deaths an...It would be interesting to know how many deaths and injuries occur at this intersection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-62297287557132743522014-06-28T11:32:40.265-04:002014-06-28T11:32:40.265-04:00I remember seeing a great example of this in Engla...I remember seeing a great example of this in England, where a terrible intersection had its lights go out, and traffic flow improved. The city engineers decided to perform an experiment, and kept the lights off...<br /><br />http://www.wimp.com/trafficlights/ Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128461992644570675noreply@blogger.com