@balsoft@farbel with properly phased lights, level crossings don’t slow down car traffic; what slows it down is too many cars being used, as they are very spatially inefficient. Congestion pricing in London, New York and other cities has increased traffic speeds by replacing car usage with transit, walking and cycling.
@KevinMarks@balsoft In Tucson, where I lived and drove most of my adult life, timed traffic signals are useless, because people are too stupid to understand how they work. All it takes is one person rushing to be first in line at the next red light to gum up the works.
@balsoft @farbel with properly phased lights, level crossings don’t slow down car traffic; what slows it down is too many cars being used, as they are very spatially inefficient. Congestion pricing in London, New York and other cities has increased traffic speeds by replacing car usage with transit, walking and cycling.
@KevinMarks @balsoft In Tucson, where I lived and drove most of my adult life, timed traffic signals are useless, because people are too stupid to understand how they work. All it takes is one person rushing to be first in line at the next red light to gum up the works.