German Town Scraps Road Signs to Increase Safety

[fidalgoman]

I know this thread sort of skewed from no traffic signs to roundabouts but to add, one nice thing about roundabouts is they don't fail when the electricity does.

[ShadeTreeMech]

Originally Posted by shockware

Isn't road signs suppose to increase safety? There have been plenty of times that I would have been in an accident if it weren't for the road signs that guided me.

shockware, I see English may be a second language for you, so the grammar may be a bit more difficult. you should have said Aren't road signs.....

And I think the article glossed over a bit about Europe, in that there tends to be too many road signs to begin with!

[tumnasgt]

Originally Posted by fidalgoman

I know this thread sort of skewed from no traffic signs to roundabouts but to add, one nice thing about roundabouts is they don't fail when the electricity does.

I've always found traffic lights to work best when there is no power, people actually pay attention and are patient of other road users.

[Piwoslaw]

Originally Posted by ShadeTreeMech

And I think the article glossed over a bit about Europe, in that there tends to be too many road signs to begin with!

But removing road signs would leave only the information which is painted on the road's surface, which often isn't visible in the snow or rain, or from far away.