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re: Would properly timing traffic lights give us more enviro benefit than all the solar farms?
Posted on 9/8/19 at 8:01 pm to weagle99
Posted on 9/8/19 at 8:01 pm to weagle99
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I agree with this, and I wonder if anyone has actually done it.
Even if they had only the people that want to believe the conclusion will. In any event, the variables are near limitless and makes it hard to make anything but a very basic conclusion.
In the long run I think self-driving cars will be the de facto standard and the vast majority of our energy usage will come from renewable sources and electricity will be the primary energy for transportation and most everything else. The only question is the timing because everyday O&G is depleted and from my POV I would rather move transportation and electrical production away from O&G since there are so many uses for oil that have less satisfactory substitutes.
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Posted on 9/8/19 at 8:05 pm to HubbaBubba
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This is a real task taylor-made for A.I.
Over time it can also predict demand extremely well. It will be able to plan for schools letting out, plant/hospital shift changes and when people in different areas leave for work. The vehicles will also know how to zipper merge correctly.
Posted on 9/8/19 at 8:15 pm to Obtuse1
We could just make women take the bus everywhere.
Boom
Problem solved
Boom
Problem solved
Posted on 9/8/19 at 8:35 pm to weagle99
quote:This sentence sounds like you were born in 1885.
What if instead we used some type of computer machine to realtime adjust our traffic lights?
I took the LOOP twice today, no waiting for computer machines there.
Posted on 9/8/19 at 8:36 pm to weagle99
Am I wrong in thinking that back in the late 70’s, some lights would change to green if no traffic from the other directions were detected?
Posted on 9/8/19 at 8:51 pm to Obtuse1
Anything humans do short of living straight off the land with nature will have negative environmental impacts of some sort.
It’s a trade off we must accept in order to have a developed civilization
It’s a trade off we must accept in order to have a developed civilization
Posted on 9/8/19 at 10:09 pm to weagle99
Who is building solar farms in the middle of forests? Every one that I've seen has been out in the plains or on the sides of mountains. Every few buildings and houses have some on their roofs. Couple of pump sites Ive seen with them to run lights. Havent seen one in a forest though.
Genuinely interested not just being an asshat. Youd think a nearby treeline would be a pretty big detriment to solar power projects
Genuinely interested not just being an asshat. Youd think a nearby treeline would be a pretty big detriment to solar power projects
Posted on 9/9/19 at 6:35 am to weagle99
Replacing most of the traffic lights with roundabouts would help even more.
This post was edited on 9/9/19 at 6:35 am
Posted on 9/9/19 at 6:54 am to weagle99
Several lights in Baton Rouge ARE computerized. They are badass. Doesn't matter if it's 1 or 20 cars in line, last one through the light turns instantly yellow.
I think they cost a couple hundred grand a piece though/
I think they cost a couple hundred grand a piece though/
This post was edited on 9/9/19 at 6:58 am
Posted on 9/9/19 at 7:03 am to weagle99
Improved infrastructure as well as self driving cars that can get the most out of our existing highway lane capacity (by having cars safety driving closer together and communicating with each other) will have massive benefits to our air quality and lifestyle.
Yes. I think smart traffic lights are a much better short term investment for both efficiency and environmental reasons.
Yes. I think smart traffic lights are a much better short term investment for both efficiency and environmental reasons.
This post was edited on 9/9/19 at 7:04 am
Posted on 9/9/19 at 7:08 am to weagle99
Also get rid of 4 way stops.
Posted on 9/9/19 at 7:13 am to DollaChoppa
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. But it still creates a shitty culture of prioritizing vehicles over humans in cities.
Exhibit A: Atlanta
Posted on 9/9/19 at 7:21 am to DollaChoppa
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If you reduce congestion, people will just drive more and ultimately increase congestion. You cant really get rid of it.
You aren’t wrong - but in a lot of these cases, that ship has already sailed.
Also - increasing capacity of a piece of our transportation infrastructure improves the value of our business districts by making them accessible to more commuters and industrial users alike - which improves economic competitiveness. Projects like widening I-10 in Baton Rouge should be supported for that reason as well as increased safety when there are accidents.
I do think express carpool lanes should be included in the design of all urban/suburban freeway enhancements though. That’s a better investment than adding new exit every few miles.
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But it still creates a shitty culture of prioritizing vehicles over humans in cities.
I am very familiar with this argument and used to 100% agree with it.
Putting my pragmatic hat on - it’s next to impossible to not prioritize vehicles over humans in areas that were developed after the mid 20th century. It’s easier to take the existing pedestrian centric areas and build on them with better public spaces and mass transit. That’s what most successful American cities are doing now.
This post was edited on 9/9/19 at 7:23 am
Posted on 9/9/19 at 7:48 am to Obtuse1
quote:You can likely program in the expectation of general assholery.
The vehicles will also know how to zipper merge correctly.
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