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What incredibly simple, chaotic change completely eliminated severe car crashes on a notoriously dangerous Dutch intersection?

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What incredibly simple, chaotic change completely eliminated severe car crashes on a notoriously dangerous Dutch intersection?

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What incredibly simple, chaotic change completely eliminated severe car crashes on a notoriously dangerous Dutch intersection?
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