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.
Adam Grant • Are We Too Impatient to Be Intelligent?
In the last decade or so, a few iconoclasts have begun making roads more hazardous—narrowing them, reducing visibility, and removing curbs, center lines, guardrails, and even traffic signs and signals. These roads, research shows, are home to significantly fewer crashes and traffic fatalities.
Packy • Means and Meaning
“What would happen if there was no electronic order at the intersection, and motorists and pedestrians had to exercise their independent judgment?… this question has been put to the test with stunning results, leading to a wave of “red-light removal” plans across Europe and in the United States.”