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I think this is worth discussing. Switch the default mode of driving to “stop” from “go”, reward good behavior, and reduce recklessness. I’m not familiar with the specific areas in the article or how effective they are in traffic jam situations. On stroads, I think they’d work well. There would need to be enough interval between lights to increase enough speed on the section of road in order for any observable change, over time. There are roads like this in Seattle proper, but I can’t think of many. We have stoplights, signs, and recent “traffic calming” devices (speed jumps [sic]) on many many straight roads. It *does* sound a lot more economical over plopping down a traffic circle at a needed intersection but alas, traffic circles are more popular now in places where the rewarding green light concept would fit. A few state routes come to mind North of Seattle. And in the South Sound. Elsewhere, probably too. My main takeaway is this: Consider flipping the current driving paradigm on its ear, on the mass scale. How long would that take? Decades? Years? Personally? I’d give it a shot. But also “I can’t drive” 25. (55? Sure!) submitted by /u/errantwit |
