Opportunity- Expanding the traffic light to occur not only at intersections but also on the highway ramps to merge in traffic here in Florida, this system is used in the San Francisco, California area and has high success.
Who: Every driver who uses the highways
What: Putting traffic lights onto merging ramps on highways
Why: By spacing out cars merging onto traffic you reduce congestion and chance of accidents
Testing the who: I say bring this to Florida but this is something that can be implemented in every major city where there is a high population of individuals that are driving.
Testing the what: It would be a new change for many drivers and will take some time for it to be gotten used and use efficiently
Testing the why: Some people may find this to be a waste a time and it is the drivers' fault for not being able to merge into traffic, lack of driving experience, and any other reason associated with driving skills.
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I was wondering if this opportunity will be used as your venture. If so, how would you make a profit from it? Other than that question, I think it’s a great idea, from my own experience driving on places like I-75. If this idea is proven to reduce congestion and chance of accidents, I think the benefits of those compensate for the ‘driver’s fault’ argument.
ReplyDeleteBased on my own experience on I-75 and other major highways, I think this would be a great idea. I could see how it would reduce congestion especially around the rush hour times that occur. Also, it could definitely help reduce accidents since the number of cars passing a given point would be limited. However, I could see how many people would not like this whole traffic light aspect because most people get on the highway because they are trying to get somewhere fast. Again, I do think this is a pretty valid opportunity but I think it would cause more trouble in the beginning than anything else.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy your idea quite a bit and think it would be successful but only in specific areas of high population such as Miami, Tampa, Daytona, Jacksonville etc. I personally have seen great success in the implementation of it in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The idea overall, however is more of one for government policy on the highway association's part, or a local city's government.
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ReplyDeleteI've been to the San Francisco area and for some reason I don't remember the use of such a system. Nonetheless, I was wondering what you meant when you stated that it was a "high success." It's difficult to prove that this will effectively reduce accidents in populated areas, though it will definitely provide more control and reduce congestion. Overall, I believe this idea will definitely be beneficial but I'm not sure that there's exactly a need for it.
Louis, I’m really interested in this merging system as I have not heard of this before. I also have difficulty merging sometimes on the interstate so I would greatly appreciate something that could remedy this. I’m curious if this would be the best solution rather than extending the on ramp longer. I’m really interested to see how this develops.
ReplyDeleteLouis, I have actually seen this system used before in Georgia and Virginia. It seems to work well when people choose to pay attention to it. If a driver can't pay attention to merging cars, then chances are he won't pay attention to changing lights on an onramp. I do, however, think that it may be worth trying and I love that you are implementing this system right in our own interstate system. I would love to see where this idea takes you through the course of this class!
ReplyDeleteBetter traffic systems are even more necessary in the US than in many other places, because the barrier to driving a car is so incredibly low. I'm always shocked how even basic driving rules are completely ignored in the US, and I absolutely hate whenever I have to drive somewhere like Miami where people drive like it's a third world country. I'm definitely in favor of better systems to force people to drive like they have a brain.
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