No more lights for the Dutch

The Telegraph has an interesting article online today following up on an old story about a Dutch town using "Shared Space" on their roads with pedestrians, cyclists and cars all using the same space.

View the article here

The twist for us is that they have got rid of all but three sets of traffic lights in Drachten and (no surprise here) journey times are down, road deaths have gone from one every three years to none in the seven years the scheme has been in existence and there have been just a few small bumps.

So come on Beds County, GIVE IT A GO. Give pedestrians and cyclists the safety and importance they deserve and give car drivers shorter journey times and less accidents.