naked roads are safer

We are taking an aside from Sudan, Africa, and the troubles of the world to highlight something I thought was too interesting to leave “un-posted.”

The American Scene celebrates the fascinating life and work of Hans Monderman, a Dutch traffic engineer who died recently. He advocated for the removal of all traffic signs, traffic lights, lane markings, and separations between pedestrians and cars. This was not a simple aesthetic choice. Rather, Monderman’s belief was that if you stop distracting drivers, let them focus on their surroundings, and give them a challenge, they will respond by driving more slowly and carefully, thereby making roads safer. And its seems to work! Wired gives details in this interesting December 2004 piece.

I wonder if this could even work here in Sudan?!