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   Mignon Fogarty (grammargirl@zirk.us)'s status on Thursday, 11-May-2023 18:43:15 JST Mignon Fogarty

   I love clever uses of incentives and tech: Cities are using traffic lights near schools that start red and turn green if an approaching car isn't speeding.

   If you're good, you get to keep driving. If you're bad, you have to stop and wait for the light to turn green.

   The average speed on the road almost immediately dropped to the speed limit as people learned the rules.

   Instead of punishing people with tickets after the fact, it creates the behavior the city wants.

   https://mass.streetsblog.org/2023/05/05/steal-this-idea-in-quebec-a-new-traffic-light-only-turns-green-for-safe-drivers/

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     Peter Brown (peterbrown@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-May-2023 20:37:04 JST Peter Brown

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     @grammargirl This technique has been used for many years on the approach to Spanish villages.
     The traffic light only turns to green once you have slowed down sufficiently

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     Linda (lassielmr@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 20-May-2023 20:37:06 JST Linda

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     @grammargirl been used in Europe for years

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