In the city, most cyclists ride without protective helmets, which is a very dangerous act. It is in the city centers that the traffic density is the highest and the chances of a collision are high.
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Traffic is created by cars, even in city centers. After we've been living with cars for over a hundred years, and most cities are car-centric, some people are slowly starting to realize that cars don't actually belong in an urban space or a city center. And they are not only led to this realization by terrible numbers from the chronicle and the smog indicator. Cars are simply no longer a convenient means of transportation. In London, for example, today, traffic moves slower than a bicycle. So let's take a look at which cities are on the way to making the car "persona non grata".
This year, between September 16 and 22, 2016, the European Mobility Week will take place again. The event will take place simultaneously in many European cities with the aim of spreading the importance of sustainable mobility among the general public. This year's slogan is "Smart mobility for economic success". As many as 63 municipalities in Slovenia will participate in the project. In addition to various activities on the topic of sustainable mobility, the city has a special "Car Free Day", when municipalities will close their city centers to motor vehicles.
Random passers-by were greeted by an unusual scene on Hagerman Street in Toronto. Luzinterruptus, an anonymous art group from Spain, which is famous for interventions in public spaces (similar to our Prostoroževka), covered the street with ten thousand books!
Pedestrians are among the most endangered road users, so it is crucial for their safety to use traffic areas intended for walking. One of these are pedestrian crossings, wide white cross lines, which are often overlooked by drivers. That's why they made 'zebras' that glow in the Netherlands.
Using a smartphone while walking has become a common habit. The appearance of "zombies", i.e. pedestrians engrossed in their smartphones, is becoming an increasingly pressing problem in urban traffic. Because of people's carelessness, many traffic accidents happen. Some time ago, the Germans answered this with floor traffic lights (LED lights built into the pavement that glow red and green), and in the Netherlands they invented a similar type of traffic signal that responds to the challenges of the time. Those in charge probably can't prevent us from using a smartphone, but they can prevent accidents...
The Norwegians already have the longest road tunnel in the world (Laerdal), and in the future they could get the world's first shipping tunnel. From 70 to 120 ships will be able to sail through the tunnel daily, which will thus avoid the challenging weather conditions around the Stad peninsula. Both ferries and tourist and fishing boats are supposed to sail through it.
The legendary double-decker buses in London are stealing the limelight these days with Harry, a self-driving bus that transports passengers without the presence of a driver. Over the next few weeks, around 100 local residents living near the O2 arena will test drive the prototype vehicle in East London, in the Greenwich area, home to, among other things, the famous astronomical observatory and through which the Prime Meridian (Greenwich Meridian) passes.
Cities are changing their image mainly due to the ever-increasing number of inhabitants. Urban planners thus have their hands full, as the infrastructure must be constantly adapted to the needs of the times. Those best dogs try to be even one step ahead of him. Larger cities with rivers running through them have an added challenge, bridges. Bridges connect banks, we also like to attribute symbolic value to them. But in cities they also have to "open the door" to river traffic. Let's take a look at 10 stunning drawbridges.
Women are better drivers than men, and judging by the risk they pose in traffic, even twice as good!
Someone yelling at you from the car? He is definitely one of them.
Experts believe that the key to peaceful driving lies in maintaining a sense of what is under our control and what we cannot control. Strategies for reducing tension also contribute significantly to this.