Motorists who travel down French-style avenues feel as though they are going
faster and are more likely to slow down.
More than 200 trees were planted on the approach roads to four rural villages
in north Norfolk which had a history of speeding problems...
Provisional results found that drivers reduced their speed on the roads into
Martham, Horstead, Mundesley and Overstrand by an average of two miles per
hour...
By strategically planting trees along the roadside the driver's perception of
speed can be altered. As the car approaches the village the trees are
planted closer and closer together giving the impression that the vehicle is
moving faster. This encourages the motorist to slow down.
More details at the 2010
Telegraph
article. I have no doubt about the physiology and psychology of the
effect, but another consideration I've noticed when driving down avenues
of trees is that, depending on time of day and orientation, the trees
can generate a stobe-like effect as they block the sun from the driver's
eyes.
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