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Originally Posted by artificer
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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Michael,everyone would need to come on board.
Traffic engineers must face budget constraints,lack of public compliance with posted traffic aids,lack of police enforcement,lack of court support,elected officials motivated by political agendas whom presume to know things beyond their grasp,policy-making bodies,business groups,city officials,community leaders,media,all
of whom may not respect solutions on technical merits alone.
Decreased travel time,reduction in traffic fatalities and injuries,increased economic benefits to taxpayers,reductions in operating costs can mean virtually nothing to government officials.
Public knowledge and understanding of the actual issues may remain the ultimate bottleneck.
Perhaps motorists have no expectations about actually traveling anywhere.