Road Diet Mythbusters Fact Sheet
Myth: Road Diets Make Traffic Worse
- Posted: Tuesday March 1st, 2016
- Source: Federal Highway Administration
- Topic: Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
- Sub-Topic: Geometric Design, Safety Countermeasures, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users
Description:
This fact sheet addresses that myth that “road diets make traffic worse” by providing several scenarios that bust this myth. In truth, “when applied correctly in the right locations, road diets can maintain a roadway’s effective capacity.”
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