News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on New York City will charge drivers going downtown. Other cities may be next. Parent comment

Re:New York City will charge drivers going downtown. Other c... by nimbleplum40 on Sunday June 11, 2023 @06:29PM (#36286383)
That’s not even remotely feasible. There isn’t nearly enough road space to accommodate all of the trips via train right now.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:New York City will charge drivers going downtown. Other c... by mwbajor on Sunday June 11, 2023 @09:25PM (#36287472)
"That’s not even remotely feasible"

Strong words, how do YOU know?

Get rid of buses and trains and replace them with 3 types of vehicles, 2 person, 4 person and 8 person. Keep reserves of vehicles in the train tunnels.

How can the contributors of HN not see a perfect application for variable packet sizes?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:New York City will charge drivers going downtown. Other c... by nimbleplum40 on Sunday June 11, 2023 @10:18PM (#36287727)
Would you also ban all private automobiles? I don't know how you're going to accommodate 1.3 million _extra_ car trips per day that currently (well, pre-covid) are handled by just the Lexington Avenue line alone. That's an insane amount of traffic. Streets would be completely gridlocked.
[ Parent | on HN ]