After removing all its traffic lights, the Dutch town of Drachten saw a decline in traffic fatalities.

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After removing all its traffic lights, the Dutch town of Drachten saw a decline in traffic fatalities. With the traffic lights, there was one road death every three years, but since their removal seven years ago there have been no road deaths. A city traffic planner explained, “It works well because it is dangerous, which is exactly what we want” [Millward, 2006]. Use the concepts developed in this chapter to explain this phenomenon.
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Public Finance

ISBN: 978-0078021688

10th edition

Authors: Harvey Rosen, Ted Gayer

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