Traffic lights? No, what we need is a hippy street community of love

Great idea. Apparently research from the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany has shown that traffic lights and road signs “…deter road–users from taking responsibility for their actions. A driver simply looks at the colour of the light rather than at people wanting to cross”.

To crack down upon the inconsiderate and arrogant expectation that a green light means that you may progress without some sheep–like wanker wandering out in front of you or some coked–up prick running a red light the other way taking you out and killing you, they are trying a new scheme on a London street:

“All traditional signals and barriers used to separate the carriageway and pavement will be removed and the question of who has priority will deliberately be left open. Even the kerb will be eliminated as part of the scheme to create Britain’s first such ‘shared space’.

The theory is that all street–users are equal. Drivers will be forced to slow down and establish eye contact with pedestrians because they will no longer be able to assume that they have right of way”.

Yeah, ‘peace’, man. Why don’t we hold a contemporary dance festival in our ‘shared space’, while we’re at it? If the trial is successful, maybe we could install crazy golf and a skate park on the M6.