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Old June 24th 04, 09:46 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling,uk.transport,uk.transport.london
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Default Everything we know about traffic-calming is wrong

On 24/6/04 9:26 am, in article
, "Velvet"
wrote:

I can't see that removing
what little markings there are (four side turnings) would slow people on
the section that doesn't have any. Humps *might just* slow the buggers
down though, to something approaching reasonable speeds for the road.


Howabout redoing the priorities at the site turnings so that anyone going
straight on has to give way? Bad ascii art follows:


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Where double lines indicates a give way or stop.

Could even do a three way stop?


No road humps, but natural traffic calming by setting the priorities.


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