Categories
Operations

Don't Turn Left: Use the Diverging Diamond

Left turns are one of the leading causes (if not the leading cause) of motor vehicle collisions. I have previously written Tips to Reduce Intersection Collisions so this conversation on NPR Talk of the Nation Hate Left Turns? Take a Diverging Route, caught my ear and led me to a Slate.com article: Don’t Turn Left. […]

Categories
Operations

Traffic Furniture, Tour de France and Intersection Collision Reduction

Yesterday Lance Armstrong crashed cruising through a round about on stage 8 of the Tour de France at nearly 40 miles per hour. Round abouts, speed bumps, and intentional lane narrowing are types of traffic furniture that is common in Europe and increasingly prevalent in the United States for reducing motor vehicle speed and preventing […]