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I sometimes get the feeling that traffic signals in my home town (Chicago) are designed to maximize ticket and speed camera revenue, rather than improve the flo
by jakejake 12y ago
I sometimes get the feeling that traffic signals in my home town (Chicago) are designed to maximize ticket and speed camera revenue, rather than improve the flow.
- cafard 12y agoI don't drive that much these days. When I did, I would occasionally get on the roads very early, when it seemed to me that the Washington, DC, traffic lights were well timed. Once the rush hour started, though, it was not possible to maintain the speeds for which the lights were timed. I suspect that this is the case many other places.
- oh_sigh 12y agoI wonder if, after a certain density of traffic, these advanced/well timed schemes are actually detrimental?
- basseq 12y ago> I sometimes get the feeling that traffic signals in my home town (Chicago) are designed to maximize ticket and speed camera revenue, rather than improve the flow. You get that feeling because it's true: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/redlight/ct-yellow-light-timing-met-20141223-story.html#page=1 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/redlight/ct-yell...
- ams6110 12y agoThe hidden cost of living in a bankrupt city (and state).