NightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 day agoOntario can end gridlock. But not with more highwayswww.nationalobserver.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down10
arrow-up168arrow-down1external-linkOntario can end gridlock. But not with more highwayswww.nationalobserver.comNightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 day agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squarebluGill@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 hours agoBy the time anyone realizes a lane is needed you need 5 times as many lanes as you have to allow safe seperation between cars.
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·13 hours agoIf at any point you need 5 additonal lanes, you don’t need lanes, you need different infrastructure
minus-squarebluGill@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 hours agoIt isn’t 5 more lanes it is 5 times. So a exurb two lane freeway starting to become crowded needs to expand to ten lanes just for safety.
By the time anyone realizes a lane is needed you need 5 times as many lanes as you have to allow safe seperation between cars.
If at any point you need 5 additonal lanes, you don’t need lanes, you need different infrastructure
It isn’t 5 more lanes it is 5 times. So a exurb two lane freeway starting to become crowded needs to expand to ten lanes just for safety.