The original and best way to do traffic calming, P Street NW in Georgetown

The original and best way to do traffic calming, P Street NW in Georgetown
Originally uploaded by rllayman.

I'm not a big fan of traffic calming--doing things like "tables" in the streets, bumps, etc.

The problem is that cars are engineered to go very fast. And streets are engineered to let cars go very fast. But the speed limits for streets, especially in urban areas like DC, are much slower than what cars or the roads are capable of performing.

Hence, a major disconnect and problem.

Instead of bumps and junk, why not just go back to how roads were once engineered, such as with cobblestones.

I guarantee you that people don't drive very fast down this street.

Bring back cobblestoned streets in urban areas!


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