Post #1414101
2026-04-19 21:21 UTC
Reducing number of lanes reduces traffic, and making roads narrower increases security.
Reducing lanes makes going by car less attractive, increasing the number of people that seek alternatives (bike, public transport, or alternative routes), reducing overall traffic.
People get too comfortable with wide lanes, leading to less attentive drivers and more accidents. Narrower roads are much safer because they *feel* less safe.
Replies (2)
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@kasperd@westergaard.social 2026-04-19 22:28
On one occasion I spent a night at a hotel next to a wide road. That road had 10 lanes in each direction. One might think that number of lanes would be enough for even the busiest roads, but nope. Cars were queuing in all 10 lanes in both directions for as far as I could see in either direction on that road. I am not going to try to draw any conclusion from that particular observation.
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@Sunny@universeodon.com 2026-04-20 15:54
@michael @smeg 3 paragraphs and we're 3 for 3... I completely disagree.