There’s one street in a major metro near me that has been timed this way for decades and it’s incredibly noticeable because it is a dead straight thoroughfare through a few dozen small blocks of housing. You can see the next 3-5 lights lined up ahead of you at all times. You absolutely learn to pace yourself so you aren’t stopping/starting constantly, looking like an idiot when you get to the next light too fast and have to stop and then watch slow cruising cars whip past you when the light turns green. It’s like a game. I think about nothing else when I’m on that street. Not even remotely new, and it definitely works. But you have to pick which big street gets this treatment and then all streets intersecting with it have to work around that.
In the Netherlands they have electronic “green wave” signs on some main streets. They show the speed you need to get all green traffic lights on that street (and turn off when you won’t catch a green wave, e.g. because you entered from another street).
Yep. My hometown went to speed limit timed lights over 20 years ago. It was fantastic if you could catch the “Green Wave” and make ot all the way through a busy part of town without stopping.
there’s a similar street that they’re recently changed like that in my small city. it’s a 25 street. my bike only does 20 until fix the front derailleur. if i catch the front of the wave and don’t have anything heavy in my basket i can usually make 4 or 5 lights in a row before i hit a red and it’s glorious.
There’s one street in a major metro near me that has been timed this way for decades and it’s incredibly noticeable because it is a dead straight thoroughfare through a few dozen small blocks of housing. You can see the next 3-5 lights lined up ahead of you at all times. You absolutely learn to pace yourself so you aren’t stopping/starting constantly, looking like an idiot when you get to the next light too fast and have to stop and then watch slow cruising cars whip past you when the light turns green. It’s like a game. I think about nothing else when I’m on that street. Not even remotely new, and it definitely works. But you have to pick which big street gets this treatment and then all streets intersecting with it have to work around that.
In the Netherlands they have electronic “green wave” signs on some main streets. They show the speed you need to get all green traffic lights on that street (and turn off when you won’t catch a green wave, e.g. because you entered from another street).
It’s amazing.
Yep. My hometown went to speed limit timed lights over 20 years ago. It was fantastic if you could catch the “Green Wave” and make ot all the way through a busy part of town without stopping.
there’s a similar street that they’re recently changed like that in my small city. it’s a 25 street. my bike only does 20 until fix the front derailleur. if i catch the front of the wave and don’t have anything heavy in my basket i can usually make 4 or 5 lights in a row before i hit a red and it’s glorious.