交通管理中的naked street理念

时间:2009-05-30 03:19:17

(单词翻译:单击)

城市里的车越来越多,道路也越发拥挤了,哪怕摆再多的交通信号灯或者标识估计都不能避免交通拥堵的发生。怎么办呢?有创意的人士想出了一个办法:把道路上的所有信号标识都撤掉,让人们自己去决定要怎么行驶、以什么速度行驶,没有约束往往是最厉害的约束。于是,naked street理念就诞生了。

Naked street refers to a street that has no signs, road markings, or traffic lights.

Naked street(裸街)指没有任何交通标识、路标或者信号灯的街道。

Today, many European cities are doing away not only with traffic lights, but also sidewalks, curbs1, signage and painted markings of any kind. The concept, known as naked streets, was pioneered by Dutch engineer Hans Monderman. One of the first municipalities to implement2 the system was Drachten, a small city with a population of 45,000 and a notoriously congested main intersection3. The results have been lauded4 in progressive urban planning circles: the average car speed dropped, as did the number of accidents.

如今,欧洲很多城市都开始弃用交通信号灯、便道、路缘、标识以及各种喷涂的指示标识。这种被称为“裸街”的概念是由荷兰一位叫汉斯•蒙德曼的工程师首先提出的。第一个将“裸街”的理念付诸实践的是拥有4.5万人口的小城德拉赫滕,那里的主要路口总是拥堵不堪的状态。实行结果受到了城市计划界进步人士的一致推崇:车辆平均速度和交通事故数量同时下降。


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1 curbs 33e58ba55cb8445083b74c118601eb9a     
v.限制,克制,抑制( curb的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • In executing his functions he is not bound by any legal curbs on his power. 在他履行职务时,他的权力是不受任何法律约束的。 来自辞典例句
  • Curbs on air travel were being worked out and would shortly be announced. 限制航空旅行的有关规定正在拟定中,不久即将公布。 来自辞典例句
2 implement WcdzG     
n.(pl.)工具,器具;vt.实行,实施,执行
参考例句:
  • Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划,除非你能完成这项计划。
  • The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。
3 intersection w54xV     
n.交集,十字路口,交叉点;[计算机] 交集
参考例句:
  • There is a stop sign at an intersection.在交叉路口处有停车标志。
  • Bridges are used to avoid the intersection of a railway and a highway.桥用来避免铁路和公路直接交叉。
4 lauded b67508c0ca90664fe666700495cd0226     
v.称赞,赞美( laud的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • They lauded the former president as a hero. 他们颂扬前总统为英雄。 来自辞典例句
  • The nervy feats of the mountaineers were lauded. 登山者有勇气的壮举受到赞美。 来自辞典例句

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