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Re:Is Every Speed Limit Too Low? by fludlight on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @05:33PM (#14198269)
> that the roads don't have enough lanes.

Almost every freeway around major American cities is 4 lanes and yet traffic persists. Some freeways in LA are 6 lane parking lots.

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Re:Is Every Speed Limit Too Low? by catdog on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @09:24PM (#14199765)
It's pretty well known that simply building more roads does not fix traffic problems, it basically only generates more traffic.
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Re:Is Every Speed Limit Too Low? by smitherfield on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @05:52PM (#14198448)
Yes, and Manhattan has hundred-story apartment buildings, yet living there still costs a fortune.
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