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The reason it works in asia is because people drive slower - by necessity. You can’t barrel down one of those chaotic streets at 30mph, you’ll kill someone. You
by zarzavat 2y ago
The reason it works in asia is because people drive slower - by necessity. You can’t barrel down one of those chaotic streets at 30mph, you’ll kill someone. You need to slow down to deal with all the chaos.
We can have the same advantages in the west while still keeping the rules-based system, by making roads narrower.
- marcus_holmes 2y agothat whole "slow is smooth, smooth is quick" thing - yes the traffic is slower, but we were generally moving the whole time. Driving in Australia is a constant stop-go procession of road traffic controls. I don't know if it actually was faster, but it sure felt like it.