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Originally Posted by blueflame
A lot of adrenaline or PCP can help with strength....
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Originally Posted by blueflame
But alas if everyone took twice as long to get somewhere there would be twice as many cars on the road????
Or if everyone travelled twice as fast there would be half as many cars on the road, less congestion, reduced vehicle accident probabilities (not including speed related), less waiting at lights.....
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I'm afraid neither of those things is true... And I'm only bothering to type this so that I don't hear some kid 5 years from now trying to speculate on traffic patterns based on people's speed.
If everyone in the world drove 2x as fast as they do now, there would be just as many cars on the road as at any other instant, but they'd all be there for a shorter time.
If everyone drove 1/2 the speed they normally do, there would also be just as many cars as any other instant, but they'd be there for a longer time.
The number of vehicles does not multiply/divide, only the time spent on the road.
I don't believe it has so much to do with the speed that some people drive, as everyone doing a constant speed. If everyone in your (not YOUR, generalized) area had the same, predictable driving style, we'd see less accidents, since we'd all know exactly how to react to each driving situation.
Since this isn't the case, and plotting driving styles on a scale would prove more erratic than Bush's speeches, there is less information when it comes time for a person to decide what maneuvers will avoid a crash situation.. less information == less informed decision == more "I hope" and less "I know".