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Rory Sutherland (behavioural science chap) made a similar point on travel. He says that when he must get to the airport on time, he takes the back roads that ge
by petercooper 4y ago
Rory Sutherland (behavioural science chap) made a similar point on travel. He says that when he must get to the airport on time, he takes the back roads that get him there in a guaranteed 30 minutes rather than take the freeway that will take 15 minutes 95% of the time but could be heavily congested (and inescapable) otherwise. Sometimes urgency and efficiency are at odds!
- chmod600 4y agoDepends a lot on what the back roads are like, though. The freeway can be more reliable a lot of the time.
- incone123 4y agoYou can turn around in the road if you encounter an accident on the back roads. Encounter one on the highway and you may be stuck until it's cleared. I always go back roads if I need to make a flight.
- nly 4y agoBut we live in a world of real time traffic reports and satnav, so ...just do what's best ok the day
- As_You_Wish 4y agoI remember looking at real-time traffic reports, but they were not future time, which is what I needed. I had an appointment to make but 500 feet in front of me...horrible crash. No way out. Stuck for 45 minutes. Had I had future time instead of real-time, that would be the best solution. Had I taken the back roads, if there was an accident, there would be tons of options to get to where I needed to go. If you need to be somewhere at a certain time, do the tried and true 100% guaranteed way. It's how it is. So there's that.