Some US cities have begun rewarding careful drivers with fewer red lights

Fortune reaches for "crashes" where Stuff (New Zealand) stays flat.

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What happenedOfficials struggled for years to curb high-speed crashes along a residential corridor cutting through Albuquerque, New Mexico, but simply punishing the lead-footed drivers didn’t seem to work.

What changedStuff (New Zealand) frames it as "Some US cities have begun rewarding careful drivers with fewer red lights". Fortune frames it as "With ‘virtual speed bumps,’ these cities have reduced crashes by rewarding slower drivers...".

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Still Watching. Stuff (New Zealand) frames it as "Some US cities have begun rewarding careful drivers with fewer red lights". Fortune frames it as "With ‘virtual speed bumps,’ these cities have reduced crashes by rewarding slower drivers...".

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Stuff (New Zealand)46m ago

Some US cities have begun rewarding careful drivers with fewer red lights

Officials struggled for years to curb high-speed crashes along a residential corridor cutting through Albuquerque, New Mexico, but simply punishing the lead-footed drivers didn’t seem to wo...

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Fortune3h ago

With ‘virtual speed bumps,’ these cities have reduced crashes by rewarding slower drivers with fewer red lights

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"If you come to Albuquerque right now and you’re driving that corridor, you will learn pretty quickly that if you are speeding, you stop.”

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