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I suspect that their dynamic tolling algorithm is broken. I drove I-66 eastbound this morning and the road was nearly empty until about half a mile before the
by mikeash 9y ago
I suspect that their dynamic tolling algorithm is broken.
I drove I-66 eastbound this morning and the road was nearly empty until about half a mile before the river. Then it turned into stop-and-go traffic. No surprise, since the HOT portion ends and everyone wants to get across the bridge into DC, which dumps everyone out into slow local streets.
It seems like they're trying desperately to limit congestion at this very last part, when it's completely beyond their power anyway. They'll probably have to give up trying to maintain their speed guarantees for the last little bit.
- calvinbhai 9y agoThats true irrespective of 66 having the express lanes feature/bug. Without fixing the traffic crossing the bridge, everything else feels like a waste of opportunity/money.
- mikeash 9y agoRight, I don't mean that the bridge congestion is somehow the fault of this scheme, just that it looks like the dynamic tolling algorithm is exhibiting pathological behavior due to circumstances beyond its control.