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原文传递 Trying to make sense of highways and transport in the UK

题名：	Trying to make sense of highways and transport in the UK
正文语种：	eng
作者：	Ranty Highwayman
摘要：	It is only relatively recently that I have conceptualised the idea that traffic signals are motoring infrastructure. When I advance this point to people, I am often met with a blank stare. For many, signals are seen as a safety feature, especially when it comes to pedestrians, a term I am deliberately using to signify a problem to be designed around. In fact, signals are not a safety innovation at all; they are pieces of motoring infrastructure that exist as a way of trying to balance the imbalance of power on our streets. I am sure most signal designers and engineers will understand that without traffic signals, we'd have situations where people couldn't get out of a side street junction onto a busy or fast road, and so we need to hold other traffic streams to facilitate this; otherwise people would take a chance, leading to crashes. That is true of course, but the safety issue arises from the power imbalance and so management is required to address that.
出版年：	2022
期刊名称：	Highways
卷：	91
期：	2
页码：	58-58