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Thanks for reading! I wrote several paragraphs discussing the complexities of how changing (not removing) parking would both remove some kinds of traffic and ad

Thanks for reading! I wrote several paragraphs discussing the complexities of how changing (not removing) parking would both remove some kinds of traffic and add others, and did not at all suggest it would lead to traffic disappearing. I also discussed the issue of queuing for pickups. On traffic waves: I think it's... unsafe to assume that a phenomenon based on human behaviours (not, in fact, just reaction time) would not change if cars are controlled by software.

saosebastiao 10y ago
Why would you assume that the phenomenon is based on human behaviors? The phenomenon is a result of a physics constrained response to an impetus. It can be replicated without humans present. In real life, that impetus may be human behavior in some cases, but most definitely not all. Imagine a dog running into the road, or a piece of litter obstructing a lidar sensor. And if you're driving closer together and faster, the phenomenon is worse. You can replicate this behavior using any traffic simulator with those three constraints alone (non-zero reaction times, slower acceleration than deceleration, and an impetus that causes braking). Either way, I'm not sure how you would come to the conclusion that it would be unsafe to assume that traffic waves won't go away. Maybe you could offer some scenario where we actually would be safer to assume they'll go away.