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Road Diets: Designing a Safer Street

Provided by: Vox |Published on: April 27, 2021
Videos Grades 6-8, 9-12

Synopsis

  • This video explains the benefits of road diets, which convert four lane roads into two lane roads with a middle lane for lefthand turns. These two lane roads reduce car accidents, cause drivers to drive at slower speeds, and provide space for bike lanes and sidewalks. 
  • Students will learn that road diets are most effective at reducing crashes in places where the traffic volume is less than 15,000 vehicles per day. 
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Subjects: Engineering
Authors: Vox
Region: North America, United States
Languages: English

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