Scarronline@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agoYou arent stuck in traffic, you are the traffic.message-squaremessage-square98fedilinkarrow-up1681arrow-down1104
arrow-up1577arrow-down1message-squareYou arent stuck in traffic, you are the traffic.Scarronline@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square98fedilink
minus-squareByteWizardlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down13·1 year agoInduced demand is a myth. https://www.cato.org/blog/debunking-induced-demand-myth Adding more lanes does improve throughput even if congestion is still a problem.
minus-squarePrincessZelda@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year agoBut that’s literally what induced demand is. More lanes might mean more throughput but it’s still jammed because more people make the decision to use that road. Wow.
minus-squareByteWizardlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·1 year agoMore throughout is the goal, and you admit this is achieved, but still claim there’s no reason to expand. Wow indeed.
Induced demand is a myth. https://www.cato.org/blog/debunking-induced-demand-myth
Adding more lanes does improve throughput even if congestion is still a problem.
But that’s literally what induced demand is. More lanes might mean more throughput but it’s still jammed because more people make the decision to use that road. Wow.
More throughout is the goal, and you admit this is achieved, but still claim there’s no reason to expand. Wow indeed.