if everyone went around running red lights all the time, there'd be loads of accidents.
Only for a brief time. There's some evidence that before long, you'd end up with fewer accidents than when people obeyed the lights. It appears that at junctions with no reliable system of traffic lights, drivers are more cautious, and this dramatically reduces the number of accidents. Some countries are experimenting with removing all road markings and lights in certain areas.
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Date: 2008-07-18 09:11 pm (UTC)Only for a brief time. There's some evidence that before long, you'd end up with fewer accidents than when people obeyed the lights. It appears that at junctions with no reliable system of traffic lights, drivers are more cautious, and this dramatically reduces the number of accidents. Some countries are experimenting with removing all road markings and lights in certain areas.