General Road and Highway Discussion

[eizenstriet]

Does anyone know how advanced our traffic signal system is or how it compares with this:

https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2016/...interview/

Seems like they're not only able to accommodate cyclists but able to achieve a much higher level of service for drivers as well.

A very interesting article. Two phenomena are making this system work to potential in the Netherlands. One, the intelligent application of available software and hardware. Two, the on-the-ground understanding and integration of the flesh-and-blood users, on which the traffic engineers explicitly rely.

I have no doubt that our Region could implement Factor One. Factor Two would be the monkey wrench in the works, as one views the befuddlement with which we approach roundabouts and the inability/unwillingness of about 60% of road users to follow even the simple convention of "Move to the right after passing".