3 ways to make America's roads incredibly safe AND faster

[Laize]

1) Remove all road signs and markings

2) Replace all traffic lights in intersections with roundabouts. They're more efficient to boot

3) In areas that must have traffic lights, recalibrate the yellow light to last 1 second longer

And before someone points it out, yes I read Cracked.

I just particularly liked today's article.

[Fresh]

I don't see how the first one would help at all?

[Laize]

I don't see how the first one would help at all?

Read the link

[Pappahealar]

I agree with the second two, especially #2. But I don't think #1 will make roads safer in the long run.

[kailtas]

Faster and safer roads would also help the US economy.

[Laize]

I agree with the second two, especially #2. But I don't think #1 will make roads safer in the long run.

Except it's been proven to make roads safer. So safe that blind people are able to cross the roads without guidance.

Turns out that when you take away signs, drivers are able to focus on each other and the environment instead of speed limits and traffic lights. Fatalities and accidents even at the formerly riskiest intersections dropped to near zero in towns.

The German autobahns famously have no speed limits and have better safety records than highways in the United States and most of Europe.

[Bolson13]

I am from the Netherlands and I have not yet seen that they were removing signs though. Roundabouts are truely better though.

[syn1k]

you've obviously never had the displeasure of using roundabouts

[Laize]

you've obviously never had the displeasure of using roundabouts

Oh yes I have. I find them quite smooth and efficient. My town actually has 4 roundabouts. I wish we had one for every intersection. They're safer and more efficient.

[Willeonge]

Roundabouts are great, quite a few around my college.

[Syegfried]

And before someone points it out, yes I read Cracked.

I just particularly liked today's article.

I was about to jump on you until I read that... Good thing I read that ...

Anyways, yeah, that was an intersting read, I am surprised about the lack of Roundabouts on America, here you can find one almost everywhere.

(the link to the Cracked article is this: http://www.cracked.com/article_19636...ay-easier.html )

[anveena]

I hate number 2 with a passion.... They added a couple of these over by where I live

[Ricen]

I approve this post. Nice man.

[Laize]

Why does everyone hate roundabouts so much? They flow so smoothly....

[Adam Jensen]

2) Replace all traffic lights in intersections with roundabouts. They're more efficient to boot

I fucking HATE roundabouts.

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Why does everyone hate roundabouts so much? They flow so smoothly....

Because they're a pain in the ass when trying to figure out who has right of way.

[McSpriest]

Except it's been proven to make roads safer. So safe that blind people are able to cross the roads without guidance.

Turns out that when you take away signs, drivers are able to focus on each other and the environment instead of speed limits and traffic lights. Fatalities and accidents even at the formerly riskiest intersections dropped to near zero in towns.

The German autobahns famously have no speed limits and have better safety records than highways in the United States and most of Europe.

except when the power knocks out the traffic lights the number of accidents of major intersections goes up... so not really sure how you figure having no traffic lights would help a major intersection...

[Laize]

Because they're a pain in the ass when trying to figure out who has right of way.

Uhh...



People already in the circle have the right of way. A proper roundabout has 2 lanes to make merging easier.

[Deleted]

I fucking HATE roundabouts.

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Because they're a pain in the ass when trying to figure out who has right of way.

Only with small roundabouts, and then you simply give way to the right unless they are giving way to their right. It's simply who steps on the gas first in that situation.

While removing signs and lines may make roads safer, I imagine it will make driving infinitely more stressful, having to constantly make sure that the people ahead aren't veering out of 'lane' in front of you or stopping too far forward at a junction etc.

The last two only really apply to America, here in Britain roundabouts are the norm.

[Laize]

Only with small roundabouts, and then you simply give way to the right unless they are giving way to their right. It's simply who steps on it first in that situation.

While removing signs and lines may make roads safer, I imagine it will make driving infinitely more stressful, having to constantly make sure that the people ahead aren't veering out in front of you.

The last two only really apply to America, here in Britain roundabouts are the norm.

Well the title DOES refer to "America's roads" :P

[Flaks]

A roundabout won't change the fact that some stupid dipshit won't be paying attention and will enter it when there's other cars coming straight at him.