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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
There is a school of thought in traffic design that is saying remove signs, create a 'question' in the drivers mind so that they are more aware of their surroundings and actually look at traffic conditions to determine how to best proceed.
It seems counter-intuitive, but where it has been put in place, drivers seem to use their brains instead of putting it on cruice control.
I should see if I can find the link.
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It is this exact mentality that is the reason why, upon first glance, traffic in Roma seems crazy. Once you get used to it it is pure awesomeness.
Everyone is so aware of their surroundings, that what appears to be chaos, is actually double the volume of calgary traffic getting to where they're going in the same amount of time.
I've been mocked here before for endorsing things like lane splitting, but the reason people hate that kind of thing is because people in calgary like to drive with their brains on cruise control (well said, Bobblehead).
Three cheers for humongous traffic circles. Google-Earth Roma and have a look at the one in the middle of town. Thousands of cars go through daily and very, very few accidents occur. Scooters zipping inbetween cars and busses... It really is amazing. The day I do see an accident there, I'm going to rubberneck (like a true Calgarian) to see if the offender is a camera toting tourist with a Calgary Stampede T-shirt....