> city streets, at lower speeds, has higher accident and fatality rates > people would eschew the city streets for the freeways. This is also the argument aga

> city streets, at lower speeds, has higher accident and fatality rates > people would eschew the city streets for the freeways. This is also the argument against HOV lanes or paid left lanes. Adding more congestion to highways (by restricting lanes) pushes more people towards surface streets, which, as you state, are less safe. Highways have lots of non-fatal accidents, while surface streets with lights and 4-ways tend to cause t-bones, head-ons, and have pedestrians and bikers around.