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>I remember a story here on HN about politicians making traffic worse on purpose by extending red light times just to force people to look at more ads while the
by meowface 4y ago
>I remember a story here on HN about politicians making traffic worse on purpose by extending red light times just to force people to look at more ads while they wait. I don't think these people have any limits or scruples. Always assume they are corrupt.
I'd be very interested in seeing this. Does anyone have a source?
- matheusmoreira 4y agoYes, I managed to find the source in my comments history. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29901055 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29901055 > In a past career I was a civil engineer > I learned about how traffic light green times (how many seconds a signal stays green for one direction vs. the cross street) usually have a "right answer" from an engineering standpoint > has to do with maximizing traffic throughput and/or minimizing delays to each individual vehicle > And then the mayor of the town shows up out of the blue and says no, this direction is going to have a longer wait > I'm going to delay people intentionally > so that when they're stuck in traffic, sitting there, they'll have more of a chance to see signs/placards of, and contemplate patronizing, nearby businesses, whose owners are my political backers