What Does It Mean When a Prank 60 Mph Sign Goes Unnoticed?
Basically, once you hit a comfortable 65 or 70 on the road, don’t bother. That’s enough. It’s a waste of time because the risk you encounter—the risk you incur on yourself, the risk you effectively impose on other people by going any faster—is utterly pointless in terms of time saved.
Rory Sutherland • Are We Too Impatient to Be Intelligent?
And off you went on a hair-raising road test with someone who could barely see past the hood. They straddled lanes, ignored stop signs, braked abruptly (without cause), accelerated suddenly (also without cause), pressed simultaneously on the brake and gas pedals, drove over curbs, nearly drove over people. All of them—every single one—remarked with
... See moreKatherine Heiny • Games and Rituals
The introduction of traffic lights, combined with safety campaigns, the demonization of dangerous drivers, and attempts to codify traffic rules might have been expected to reduce road…
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