• CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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    16 days ago

    So how much time will this add to most trips, in the end?

    Edit: I have no formed opinion on this policy. I don’t even know which side is downvoting me, lol.

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      15 days ago

      Not much overall I would guess. Most people going 60-70 in a 50 zone usually just end up getting to the next red light faster, wasting their gas and wearing down their brakes faster.

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        6 days ago

        There definitely is a bit of that, although they also skip some lights they would have been stuck behind. If we model the lights as uncorrelated random stops, increased speed should still decrease travel time the same way.

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      15 days ago

      People are downvoting you because your question is implying driver delays are not worth the increase in safety. Drivers are often protesting nearly anything that slows them down even when that thing slowing them down has been proven to save lives.

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        14 days ago

        Huh. Is there a way I could have asked that without implying an answer, or a value judgement about the answer?

        Like, if it was two hours on every trip I’d say it’s not worth the added safety, but a lot of driving tends to happen off of local streets anyway, so I was honestly wondering.