EFFECTIVE TRAFFIC CALMING

“Traffic is like water, if you turn up the temperature it will evaporate.”

Traffic calming slows vehicle speeds. Dutch engineers use a method that has been successful – they increase the “heat” on their streets using bricks, creating friction that reduces the speed and volume of motor vehicles.

Here’s a before and after image of a street in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands, where two lanes of asphalt have been replaced by one lane in brick.

(Source: Dutch Cycling Embassy)