Shared space in Germany

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1028740/Accident-free-zone-The-German-town-scrapped-traffic-lights-road-signs.html is about Bohmte, which followed Drachten in scrapping lights and introducing shared space, and solved its congestion and road safety problems. I posted a comment (not showing yet) to the effect that where others lead, UK policymakers fail to follow.