The effort to purge fossil fuels from economies and reshape the global economy through heavy-handed regulations, wealth transfers, and centralized planning was always tinged with economic hubris.
No, traffic signal failures do not cause fatal collisions. I observe this whenever I come to an intersection with failed signals. Drivers stop, evaluate the situation, and take turns getting through the affected intersections.
Drivers' default reliance on traffic signals can lead to fatal collisions. Some drivers try to beat a yellow light, or just drive through a red light, crashing into another vehicle proceeding through a green light.
Britain has been removing traffic lights. Most of the intersections they have been removed from delay traffic less than the lights did. Of course that doesn't happen at really busy intersections.
@Jon Miltimore
"Traffic signals fail, causing fatal collisions."
No, traffic signal failures do not cause fatal collisions. I observe this whenever I come to an intersection with failed signals. Drivers stop, evaluate the situation, and take turns getting through the affected intersections.
Drivers' default reliance on traffic signals can lead to fatal collisions. Some drivers try to beat a yellow light, or just drive through a red light, crashing into another vehicle proceeding through a green light.
Britain has been removing traffic lights. Most of the intersections they have been removed from delay traffic less than the lights did. Of course that doesn't happen at really busy intersections.