Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 4 months agoThat's a nolemmy.worldimagemessage-square285linkfedilinkarrow-up1721arrow-down1214
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minus-squareFlexibleToast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·4 months agoBecause it’s counterintuitive. You would think that getting people over early means traffic can just flow easier.
minus-squarecodapine@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·4 months agoYeah, but into a road that is more narrow. You can’t fit twice the volume into a pipe half the size and expect the same throughput.
minus-squareFlexibleToast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoYou could reduce the gap between the cars by ~half.
minus-squarecodapine@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoAre you referring to stopping distances?
minus-squareFlexibleToast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoYou said it couldn’t be done, you didn’t specify a need for it being safely done.
minus-squarecodapine@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoAh, this is where mechanical engineering and civil engineering butt heads.
Because it’s counterintuitive. You would think that getting people over early means traffic can just flow easier.
Yeah, but into a road that is more narrow. You can’t fit twice the volume into a pipe half the size and expect the same throughput.
You could reduce the gap between the cars by ~half.
Are you referring to stopping distances?
You said it couldn’t be done, you didn’t specify a need for it being safely done.
Ah, this is where mechanical engineering and civil engineering butt heads.