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re: Doubling Down on Dumb: Louisiana May Consider Lowering Speed Limit on Basin
Posted on 8/28/19 at 6:36 am to lnomm34
Posted on 8/28/19 at 6:36 am to lnomm34
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I don’t know the answer
There needs to be another road connecting Lafayette to Baton Rouge/Nola.
Couple of viable ideas BESIDES widening I-10:
1. Complete I-49 from Lafayette to Nola.
2. 190 upgrade/rerouting to make it a 'bypass'(fewer lights and NO Krotz Springs frickery. Route around those small towns).
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Posted on 8/28/19 at 6:38 am to 6R12
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If I had my way I would make truck loads use rail
There's not enough rail infrastructure to accomplish that.
Posted on 8/28/19 at 6:40 am to slackster
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Not how this works. If the majority of traffic is doing a certain thing, the minority are the ones at fault for congestion. If 9 out of 10 cars are speeding, the one car that's not is most dangerous to the group
This is dumb.
The speed limit is the speed limit. If 9 people are driving 90 mph and rear end someone doing 70 and cause a pile up that kills someone, how the frick is it the fault of the guy that's not breaking the law?
Posted on 8/28/19 at 6:42 am to Dcook2
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How else would you tangle up multiple trucks and 1 passenger car?
Apparently that one car was driving aggressively and poorly.
Posted on 8/28/19 at 7:01 am to eScott
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Drive it at 4am and you'll see them doing 80 in the left lane. When the state troopers come out at 5am they start sticking to the right lane.
Seems like the basin bridge is the perfect location and proper application for speed cameras that can capture speeders 24 hours a day. Put them every 1/2 mile.
Posted on 8/28/19 at 7:01 am to MrLSU
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We need the state to get off the arse and make the entire 1-10 corridor 8 lanes.
Imagine the traffic at the Mississippi River Bridge when I-10 goes from 8 lanes to 1.
This post was edited on 8/28/19 at 7:05 am
Posted on 8/28/19 at 7:03 am to wadewilson
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So how are goods going to be delivered from the train to stores?
Drones?
Posted on 8/28/19 at 7:11 am to wadewilson
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So how are goods going to be delivered from the train to stores?
it’s ridiculous to think you can ban trucks. However, it could be cost effective in some cases to throw some $$ at building up the rail infrastructure to relieve congestion.
But try getting that by the highway lobby...
Posted on 8/28/19 at 7:13 am to redstick13
You ok with a drone flying a 2200lb supersack of industrial ash over your house to make a delivery to their customer, who likely doesn't have a rail spur?
How about running a dozen tracks east-west and another dozen north-south to make sure trains can get within drone distance of every business and industry in baton rouge that currently depends on truck driven goods?
How about closing the gates on Essen twice an hour every hour so a half-miler train can roll through?
How about running a dozen tracks east-west and another dozen north-south to make sure trains can get within drone distance of every business and industry in baton rouge that currently depends on truck driven goods?
How about closing the gates on Essen twice an hour every hour so a half-miler train can roll through?
Posted on 8/28/19 at 7:13 am to tigers win2
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Seems like the basin bridge is the perfect location and proper application for speed cameras that can capture speeders 24 hours a day. Put them every 1/2 mile.
But if speed isn’t really the issue then this is just a tax.
Posted on 8/28/19 at 7:15 am to lnomm34
I have come to the conclusion that these problems are irreversible
Posted on 8/28/19 at 7:15 am to Rock the Casbah
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But try getting that by the highway lobby...
I'd imagine that if there was a highway lobby, and it was that powerful, they'd have pushed money towards being able to avoid the clusterfrick that south Louisiana is in order to get goods from coast to coast.
I can promise you that no truck driver wants to drive through that shithole.
Posted on 8/28/19 at 7:16 am to chryso
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Yeah, clearly having everyone go faster is the answer.
If you put the top up on your Miata it won't mess up your hair AND you won't get seen as easily while giving your passenger the ol' "drive a stick"
Posted on 8/28/19 at 7:24 am to SEClint
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Eliminate 18 wheelers from the rest of the general public.
Build them their own route.
Bad idea.
Driverless commercial truck will be a reality soon and will address most of these issues.
Posted on 8/28/19 at 7:25 am to mikelbr
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1. Complete I-49 from Lafayette to Nola.
2. 190 upgrade/rerouting to make it a 'bypass'(fewer lights and NO Krotz Springs frickery. Route around those small towns).
Would it be cheaper to do that, or to 3 lane I-10 from Lafayette to Baton Rouge?
The basin is a pain in the arse right now, and keeping trucks in the right lane wouldn't fix it.
Posted on 8/28/19 at 7:26 am to Antonio Moss
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Driverless commercial truck will be a reality soon and will address most of these issues.
Be careful what you wish for.
Posted on 8/28/19 at 7:31 am to eScott
Lowering speed limit will just make it worse
Posted on 8/28/19 at 7:34 am to lnomm34
Bottle up all 18 wheelers in the right lane, all tailgating each other, restricting visibility and we are surprised when stopped traffic results into a 5 rig pile up?
I’m not saying elimination of the right lane rule would fix or prevent this from happening but let’s not ignore the obvious.
I’m not saying elimination of the right lane rule would fix or prevent this from happening but let’s not ignore the obvious.
Posted on 8/28/19 at 7:35 am to Antonio Moss
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Driverless commercial truck will be a reality soon and will address most of these issues.
Except when they malfunction (and they will malfunction) and kill a family on their way to King's Dominion or some shite, the country will lose its collective shite.
ETA - people might confuse this statement with me not wanting automated vehicles. Au contraire mon frère. If they crash at lower rates than trucks, I am all for it.
This post was edited on 8/28/19 at 7:50 am
Posted on 8/28/19 at 7:38 am to wadewilson
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Be careful what you wish for.
Automated vehicles that will exponentially safer and more efficient than the status quo?
I’m ok with that
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