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Old June 23rd 04, 05:02 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling,uk.transport,uk.transport.london
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Default Everything we know about traffic-calming is wrong

Clive wrote:

It is a commonly held view, and it is responsible for risk
compensation behaviour which means that overall what advantage there
is is consumed as a performance benefit. As ever.


This is like saying "replace the airbag with a six inch steel spike."
the driver will be much more careful, though I not sure any safer.


It's more like telling someone a helmet will Save Their Life [tm]

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