created negligently, over time, became negligent. Given how many of our streets predate any and all industry standards—as well as traffic engineers altogether—you might think the lack of standardization left us with streets that were dangerous when built and that have only become more deadly over time. But the opposite is usually true. Streets built before the advent of traffic engineers are some of our safest, often with far fewer fatalities and severe injuries than the new-and-improved, fully traffic-engineered versions. Find yourself an example of an old, narrow street in your favorite part
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