Speed limits
The speed limit on the straight desolate paved road that goes past our place is 80 km/hr. The people who use the road drive whatever speed they please and for the most part it works fine ….. until you...
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Bumpyroad wrote:
I haven't checked back to see if any body has mentioned it yet, but if every one dropped back the "recommended" spacing, 1 car length per 10 mph or whatever, you would end up with the traffic moving backwards as new cars got into the mix.
bumpy
Not true. It actually would result in a faster traffic.
Traffic slows down because folks are unable to merge at driving speeds. If they want to merge into another lane, they brake and move over or move over and brake. That braking requires those behind them to brake. The driving speed keeps going up and down in exaggeration.
In comparison, leaving the proper space between vehicles allows folks to merge at the driving speed. In order to maintain that distance, the car behind simply coasts for a few seconds. No braking required by anyone. The driving speed stays at a fairly stable rate of speed.
Remember, as long as you are driving forward you are getting to where you are going. Every time you have to lay on the brakes, you are stopping your forward progress.
