Cities that fine-tune the timing of stoplights to prioritise safety — extending yellow phases or adjusting sequences to discourage speeding and red-light running — are seeing safer intersections with minimal cost or backlash. By shaping driver behaviour through well-timed signals, communities can reduce dangerous manoeuvres and make streets calmer and more predictable.
(c) Christy Hinko
(c) Christy Hinko

Bessere Ampelsteuerung stärkt die Verkehrssicherheit und bremst riskantes Fahren

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Städte, die die Ampelphasen gezielt anpassen — etwa längere Gelbzeiten oder koordinierte Abläufe, um Rasen und Rotlichtverstösse zu reduzieren — erleben sicherere Kreuzungen ohne grosse Kosten oder Widerstand: das Fahrverhalten wird positiv beeinflusst und der Verkehr ruhiger und berechenbarer.

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