tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post2254699811863960941..comments2024-03-28T10:42:53.231-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Meskel Square (Ethiopia)Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-53967399206764070752014-05-05T11:23:05.777-05:002014-05-05T11:23:05.777-05:00I've watched a few videos of driving in certai...I've watched a few videos of driving in certain parts of India and it looks very much like this. I suspect it's because driving in similarly crowded conditions is similar before laws get stricter to reduce the occasionally fatal or at least terrible accident. America was a lot like this in the early 20th.Singedrachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486542308536231013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-61586244840181603282014-04-23T19:03:59.390-05:002014-04-23T19:03:59.390-05:00As an anarchist, the proliferation of Shared Space...As an anarchist, the proliferation of Shared Space in Europe has been something I've watched with glee. <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgYzyGvMqjo<br /><br />This concept is predictably dismissed with "well that would never work here", but the results have been generally very positive. Take away the nanny hand holding of over-regulated streets, and magically self-interested people can in fact negotiate and communicate just fine. <br /><br />That is not to say that Shared spaced need me or should be universally applied, but it certainly reveals something about emergent order that statists find absolutely unfathomable.<br /><br />032125https://www.blogger.com/profile/11092860450994272341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-87979668331686542272014-04-23T18:13:21.494-05:002014-04-23T18:13:21.494-05:00Noumenon, you are a product of cars that are too s...Noumenon, you are a product of cars that are too safe for their passengers... it is not your fault but these 'too safe' cars are sure putting a dent in the bicycle and pedestrian population here in Austin, TX.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-1981892715857257112014-04-23T04:58:25.152-05:002014-04-23T04:58:25.152-05:00While the couple of minutes of this seem to pass s...While the couple of minutes of this seem to pass smoothly enough, I echo the thoughts of others above, and add the question "What would be the harm in having a circular area in the middle around which everyone must turn?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-92070882737645163222014-04-22T23:32:53.029-05:002014-04-22T23:32:53.029-05:00I sure don't want to put that much concentrati...I sure don't want to put that much concentration into my driving.Noumenonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01597461989960782762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-30753190772889836732014-04-22T16:00:03.430-05:002014-04-22T16:00:03.430-05:00I'm surprised. I would have thought at least ...I'm surprised. I would have thought at least someone would have flipped someone off within the first 15 seconds of the video! Eddie Vhttp://www.eddieondrums.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-80728753084776128932014-04-22T14:12:29.850-05:002014-04-22T14:12:29.850-05:00One might wonder how many accidents, injuries and ...One might wonder how many accidents, injuries and deaths occur at that intersection every year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-41539081875249266572014-04-22T11:20:42.337-05:002014-04-22T11:20:42.337-05:00Why? For the amount of traffic, there is very lit...Why? For the amount of traffic, there is very little congestion.Dineponoreply@blogger.com