I read a story just recently that suggested that suggested that since areas with wider lanes have lower density any speedups of emergency vehicles is lost becau

I read a story just recently that suggested that suggested that since areas with wider lanes have lower density any speedups of emergency vehicles is lost because they one average have to travel a greater distance. I can't find the original story but here are some papers: "The findings show that the density and age of a residential area or jurisdiction explain some of the variation in average EMS response times between urban and suburban or exurban locations. Holding other things constant, those who live in more sparsely settled and newer developments tend to have longer wait times for EMS." http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/25469783?uid=3738776&uid=2&uid=4&sid=21104886088563 http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/25469783?uid=3738776&u... http://www.cues.fau.edu/cnu/docs/Ex-Urban_Sprawl_as_a_Factor_in_Traffic_Fatalities_and_EMS_Response_Times_in_the_SE_US-Lambert-Meyer.pdf http://www.cues.fau.edu/cnu/docs/Ex-Urban_Sprawl_as_a_Factor...