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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