Tuesday, October 24, 2006

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Bonn, Germany - 8/27/06

Dutch transportation planner Hans Monderman has been pushing his innovative plans for improving traffic, and several towns in the Netherlands and Germany have already signed on, according to an August report by the German news organization Deutsche Welle. His proposals include eliminating traffic signs and street markings, which he believes will force drivers to be careful as they hunt for their destinations, and building children's playgrounds in median strips of roads, figuring that drivers would surely slow down.

Building children's playgrounds in median strips of roads? We have something similar in our neighborhood. They're called cul-de-sacs. And Hitler himself couldn't police the street any better than some of the moms.....

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