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Originally Posted by bikinchris
The engineers in the USA are trying to make smoother, faster traffic. Some countries identify problems in traffic and find ways to calm the traffic instead of making it faster.
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Indeed; I have firsthand experience in this regard, interacting with the Los Angeles Dept. of Transportation. Talking with them about traffic calming and minimizing traffic impact on the neighborhood was, initially, like speaking a foreign language to them. The head of the project acknowledged that we were asking them to think completely differently.