Comment by wombatpm
7 days ago
35? That seems too slow. Several years ago some pranksters in Chicago drove side by side at 55MPH and caused a MASSIVE backup for miles.
7 days ago
35? That seems too slow. Several years ago some pranksters in Chicago drove side by side at 55MPH and caused a MASSIVE backup for miles.
That's more of an illustration that throughput isn't something people want than an illustration that throughput is higher at 75 than at 35.
You see a lot of blanket assumption, in discussions of traffic, that throughput should be maximized, and almost no examination of whether increasing throughput is a goal that makes any sense.
For example, working from home has catastrophic effects on throughput.
It’s throughput in combination with demand. That’s why Chicago has reversible lanes on the major highways. Inbound and outbound throughput needs vary during the day.