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When I was in Sweden on vacation, I was surprised that almost all except the most minor roads have a central divider. To allow overtaking, they have 2+1 lanes,
by yarcob 5y ago
When I was in Sweden on vacation, I was surprised that almost all except the most minor roads have a central divider. To allow overtaking, they have 2+1 lanes, and then after a few km they switch to 1+2 lanes (extra lane in the other direction).
This eliminates the most deadly accidents (head on collisions) and makes overtaking completely stress free.
It's a simple intervention that you can do almost anywhere, and it saves lives immediately. You only need to invest a bit in concrete barriers and paint.
I wonder why almost no other country does that.
- halikular 5y agoSweden has the lowest traffic related deaths of any country [1]. There must be something to it, however it's strange how lackluster the government response was to covid in comparison. Edit: You think our covid restrictions was successful? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vision_Zero#Outcomes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vision_Zero#Outcomes
- breakfastduck 5y agoI imagine you're getting the downvotes because the covid point isn't really relevant to the thread at all. They're talking about road layouts.
- halikular 5y agoI was making an off topic comment but it was related to the information I gave comparing the wide differences of effort and in turn success of these independent issues. Maybe they weren't interested in that.
- sim_card_map 5y agoyes it was very successful: https://www.statista.com/statistics/525530/sweden-death-rate/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/525530/sweden-death-rate...
- bratcomplex 5y agothey set standards for what a street, road, and highway are. and they do not mix them. As a result they are safer, cheaper, and land use has a higher tax revenue. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ORzNZUeUHAM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ORzNZUeUHAM