Re:UK government scraps all smart motorway plans
by haveabanana on Sunday April 16, 2023 @02:57PM
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>Dynamic speed limits are a good idea, because they allow a global view of the system to be used to improve it.
That's the theory. However, based on my experiences, it seems the control loop is badly tuned. In general, people's paniced response to a new speed limit needs turning down. All that happens is that people randomly slow down or brake at each new speed limit, and 1/2 mile down the road, there's the regular traffic jam anyway.
That's the theory. However, based on my experiences, it seems the control loop is badly tuned. In general, people's paniced response to a new speed limit needs turning down. All that happens is that people randomly slow down or brake at each new speed limit, and 1/2 mile down the road, there's the regular traffic jam anyway.