Yes. U.S. road design is, from a safety standpoint, the worst of all developed countries (and why we have the highest rates of crashes, injuries, and fatalities of all developed countries). And in the case of The Netherlands, their worst really is often better than most of our best. Ten years ago I wouldn't have had to qualify that but we are starting to get a few bits that are better than their worst. :-)

Mumford is one of the more quotable folks I can think of. At least in the infrastructure and planning world (with apologies to Jane Jacobs and Howard Kunstler).