Originally Posted by
Korina
As a driver, shouldn't you look in both directions before going?
Should yes. Do, rarely. In reality
drivers look primarily for who will be a threat to THEM, not who they will threaten.
This is a major fundamental difference in U.S. and Dutch (and other EU) traffic engineering.
- Dutch engineers know the above and they assume that drivers will make mistakes and they design roads to lessen the effect of those mistakes.
- U.S. engineers design with an expectation that all drivers will pay perfect attention at all times and perfectly obey every traffic law and regulation at all times.
This is why the U.S. has the most dangerous roads with the highest fatality rates of all developed countries.
Concrete (The Dutch Way) Enforces Better Than Paint or Paper (The U.S. Way)