More 1 way systems? (Roads)

[kindai]

Yesterday a power line came down over a main road running from Bromsgrove to Redditch.

Now aside from the initial build up and panic at morning rush hour as people scrambled to find alternative routes, once proper road closures were made and streets only opened one way, everything actually became a lot more fluid and efficient than normal.

Ok yes, going the back way adds an extra 1-2 miles to the journey, but as all traffic was flowing in one direction only, basically there were no stoppages or slowdowns, and getting around was actually much more pleasant and quicker.

I wonder, should we look for more large scale one way systems like this?

 

[stuman]

as our robot overlords take more control, then yes, we should be seeing this more.

 

[TheMightyTen]

The Midlands definitely needs a radical rethink in it's road planning and control systems as traditional controls just aren't working with the volume of vehicles involved.

 

[MooMoo444]

One way systems work well, our town centre was converted a few years ago and it works great now. As traffic lights don't need to manage traffic going other ways you move much more fluidly.