Scarronline@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agoYou arent stuck in traffic, you are the traffic.message-squaremessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up1678arrow-down1103
arrow-up1575arrow-down1message-squareYou arent stuck in traffic, you are the traffic.Scarronline@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square99fedilink
minus-squarepontata@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up64arrow-down6·1 year agoJust one more lane bro and we fix traffic, trust me.
minus-squareOkalaydokalay@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down2·1 year agoOr take an existing lane and charge people to use it and call it the “express lane”.
minus-squarelightnegative@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down2·1 year agoThat actually works. It’s like your healthcare system, those who pay the most get the best service
minus-squareelectrogamerman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoThe land of the rich
minus-squareDandroid@dandroid.applinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·1 year agoCalifornia Bay Area in shambles
minus-squaredavid@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down5·1 year agoI think people downvoting this didn’t spot the sarcasm.
minus-squareByteWizard@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down12·1 year agoInduced demand is a myth. https://www.cato.org/blog/debunking-induced-demand-myth Adding more lanes does improve throughput even if congestion is still a problem.
minus-squarePrincessZelda@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoBut that’s literally what induced demand is. More lanes might mean more throughput but it’s still jammed because more people make the decision to use that road. Wow.
minus-squareByteWizard@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·1 year agoMore throughout is the goal, and you admit this is achieved, but still claim there’s no reason to expand. Wow indeed.
Just one more lane bro and we fix traffic, trust me.
Or take an existing lane and charge people to use it and call it the “express lane”.
That actually works. It’s like your healthcare system, those who pay the most get the best service
The land of the rich
California Bay Area in shambles
I think people downvoting this didn’t spot the sarcasm.
Induced demand is a myth. https://www.cato.org/blog/debunking-induced-demand-myth
Adding more lanes does improve throughput even if congestion is still a problem.
But that’s literally what induced demand is. More lanes might mean more throughput but it’s still jammed because more people make the decision to use that road. Wow.
More throughout is the goal, and you admit this is achieved, but still claim there’s no reason to expand. Wow indeed.