http://www.freetalklive.com/taxonomy/term/5871/0 en http://www.freetalklive.com/content/town_england_turns_traffic_lights <p>The town of Portishead, England shut off its traffic lights for about a month as an experiment. Did this result in chaos and carnage? No. Actually, it worked so well the light-off trial became permanent. Traffic density increased while travel time decreased. Pedestrians also found that they were arriving at their destinations in less time.</p> http://www.freetalklive.com/content/town_england_turns_traffic_lights#comments