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Old 05-01-2010, 11:38 AM   #24 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic View Post
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as long as the traffic on the road does not reach a saturation point where the percentage of green light "on time" is not sufficient for the volume of traffic flow.

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Mech
And thats where it breaks down. When I drive to and from work it is the rush hour. Stop and go traffic, especially now with road construction. If I happen to have to drive the same route during the middle of the day or at night, the lights are timed. I almost never see it on my commute, however. So how do you solve the problems? More roads? cloverleaf in the city? Make everyone start/end work at different times? What makes the most sense is a car with regenerative braking that doesn't cost a fortune.

Michael
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