Perhaps, perhaps not. Depends on the timing phases of the lights. Certainly the new 30km/h and modified phases has caused noticable congestion where previously

Perhaps, perhaps not. Depends on the timing phases of the lights. Certainly the new 30km/h and modified phases has caused noticable congestion where previously traffic flowed very well. Sure to be safer for pedestrians and cyclists because the traffic is now mostly at a standstill. On some roads you could race the phases and go 60 to 70 in a 50 zone. I would be interested to see a measure for the improvement in safety. People were careful on those roads, and can now be more cavalier e.g. cyclists lane splitting and pedestrians jaywalking through dense standstill traffic.