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Europe has built roads forever that makes driving engaging. Europe has a lot less issues with phones while driving etc.

Germany also solves that problem by having no speed limit when it gets boring. Making driving engaging is the best way to create mindful drivers.

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What do you think makes for an engaging road? One thing that comes to mind is road width. A narrower road forces a driver to pay more attention.

Regular corners. Road width isn’t even that important really. Smaller roads makes some people drive very inconsistent with their speed, which annoys people and encourages overtaking at possibly risky spots.

See also: fewer accidents at rotarys because people know they need to be on their A-game.

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