Re:Braess Paradox
by Valgrim on Saturday April 23, 2022 @01:08PM
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Right now in Montreal a tunnel to the south shore of the river is partially closed, with 2 lanes going out and 3 lanes in, and large temporary deviations on the exchanger close to it. There are major renovations coming in the next years.
Now this friday I had to travel on the south shore to see family. My sister, living further north, also had to come.
Normally, crossing the tunnel on a friday around 5 PM is a perfect recipe for disaster. With the tunnel partially closed, everyone thought it would take hours to cross it. My sister chose to take the long detour further east to take a ferry near Sorel.
I didn't have this option, but I recently heard about the Braess paradox, and although I'm not understanding it very well, I decided to take my chances and take the tunnel.
Now this friday I had to travel on the south shore to see family. My sister, living further north, also had to come.
Normally, crossing the tunnel on a friday around 5 PM is a perfect recipe for disaster. With the tunnel partially closed, everyone thought it would take hours to cross it. My sister chose to take the long detour further east to take a ferry near Sorel.
I didn't have this option, but I recently heard about the Braess paradox, and although I'm not understanding it very well, I decided to take my chances and take the tunnel.
Well, it took exactly 10 minutes to cross it.