There’s another method using visual design that “calms” traffic. Ex, if you have a wide road, paint the sides of it a notable color that visually corrals people to a tighter space. They have the sides if absolutely needed, but recognize they need to go slower to stay within the lines.
You need forceful enforcement in some situations, but for the most part it pays to inspect the psychology that gets people to behave a certain way.
i’ve long thought that all the rural roads that are like, 1.9 lanes wide should just be repainted so there’s one lane in the middle and generous shoulders, like those bike-first roads in the netherlands on a budget.
There’s another method using visual design that “calms” traffic. Ex, if you have a wide road, paint the sides of it a notable color that visually corrals people to a tighter space. They have the sides if absolutely needed, but recognize they need to go slower to stay within the lines.
You need forceful enforcement in some situations, but for the most part it pays to inspect the psychology that gets people to behave a certain way.
i’ve long thought that all the rural roads that are like, 1.9 lanes wide should just be repainted so there’s one lane in the middle and generous shoulders, like those bike-first roads in the netherlands on a budget.