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Sure, you can probably optimize for that, but understand that you’re preventing people from turning on red or getting into the left turn lane in time for the si
by cgriswald 8y ago
Sure, you can probably optimize for that, but understand that you’re preventing people from turning on red or getting into the left turn lane in time for the signal to appear this cycle and you’re also trapping people going straight on the other side of the previous intersection.
I suspect it might be good for getting through that intersection faster, but in general I think it’s probably best for all traffic if stopped traffic takes up as little room as possible.
- adrianmonk 8y agoYeah, if the effect even matters, it wouldn't work well for short blocks. Even for long blocks, you'd want to figure out that the light will be green for X seconds, which allows Y cars to get through, so only Y cars (and no more) would line up with the required spacing between them, and the ones behind that would pack in more tightly to save space. Then while the light is right, the next Y cars could get themselves into the correct configuration.
- kosievdmerwe 8y agoGiven that there's more distance to traverse if you leave gaps, it might turn out that it takes the same amount of time. I haven't done the maths, but it wouldn't surprise me if they're about the same.