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Originally Posted by Daox
I just found this. Its a bit old, but is interesting. A German town has gotten rid of all road signs and traffic lights. The idea being that you now have to pay more attention to what is going on. Not too surprisingly, it works!
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It means you basicly fall back on the general traffic rules - as traffic signs are mainly used to impose deviations from these rules.
The goverments who installed "shared spaces", claimed they work.
But actual data I've seen on it says it does bugger all or was even detrimental to road safety.
Pedestrians got pushed aside by agressive cyclists, and measures needed to be taken to restore pedestrian safety.
In just about all "shared space" experiments I've read about, signs have quietly been added again later on or road demarcations have been re-introduced.
That makes it a failure ...
If you look closely, at the illustrated roundabout in Drachten (NL), give way triangles have been painted on the road again.
In the Netherlands, just the triangular road markings are sufficient and mean the same as the give way sign - but not so in all EU countries.