by Tom Vanderbilt
Our behavior is heavily influenced by the decisions of Traffic Engineers every day. If you were asked to name a famous Traffic Engineer, though, chances are slight you would credit the onetime New York City traffic czar, Henry Barnes, with inventing the “Barnes Dance” - wherein an entire intersection is given over to a four-way pedestrian crossing.
One traffic engineer, however, did achieve a measure of global celebrity with his ideas. The idea that made Hans Monderman most famous is that traditional traffic safety infrastructure - signs, lights, curbs, lines, and so on - is not only often unnecessary, but can endanger those it is meant to protect.
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