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It's interesting that everyone is saying it is a drastic change, when it says "Traffic is down by about 10%" (which doesn't sound like a drastic change to me).
by ks2048 1y ago
It's interesting that everyone is saying it is a drastic change, when it says "Traffic is down by about 10%" (which doesn't sound like a drastic change to me).
I guess it is near a critical point where a relatively small change in traffic results in a large change in travel times, traffic jams, etc.?
- carabiner 1y agoYeah it's like fluid flow where once you reach choked flow or hit the sound speed, there's a discontinuous jump in resistance that fucks up everything.
- djaychela 1y ago>I guess it is near a critical point where a relatively small change in traffic results in a large change in travel times, traffic jams, etc.? Yes, same as school traffic (certainly where I live in the UK). It's not all the traffic on the road, but the difference it makes is enormous.
- toast0 1y agoManhattan traffic was pretty much at capacity. Bumper to bumper most of the time, certainly during peak times. Reducing traffic to 90% of capacity makes a huge difference. A little bit of room here and there allows for much smoother flow and a lot better experience for those who didn't get priced out. And almost certainly better flow for busses, which is helpful for a lot of people.
- bravesoul2 1y agoLike CPU %. Or maybe memory is a better analogy.