In Colorado, an Ambitious New Highway Policy Is Not Building Them

Re:In Colorado, an Ambitious New Highway Policy Is Not Build... by carso on Friday May 31, 2024 @10:00AM (#40535278)

And are also not great for air pollution - they burn less gas per mile, but the engines are very dirty.

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Re:In Colorado, an Ambitious New Highway Policy Is Not Build... by ambyra on Friday May 31, 2024 @10:12AM (#40535434)

But they reduce congestion, which equals less total time on the road. Everyone gets better MPGs if there is less stop and go traffic.

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Re:In Colorado, an Ambitious New Highway Policy Is Not Build... by kjkjadksj on Saturday June 01, 2024 @07:01PM (#40549856)

Imagine stop and go traffic for a minute. Now imagine it with all those cars replaced by ninjas and dirtbikes and harleys. You can’t even hold a conversation when one of these things goes by. Imagine that being everything that goes by.

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Re:In Colorado, an Ambitious New Highway Policy Is Not Build... by lstodd on Saturday June 01, 2024 @11:54PM (#40551198)

Well, you can't really commute on a Ninja or a Hayabusa. Dirtbike will get old fast too.

Maxi/midi scooters like Yamaha Majesty / X-MAX are the commuting vehicle of choice.

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Re:In Colorado, an Ambitious New Highway Policy Is Not Build... by kjkjadksj on Monday June 03, 2024 @12:39PM (#40564440)

This is america though. Rather than a sensible commuting vehicle, the best selling vehicle is the f150. There is a subset of truck owners that will put a nut sack on the hitch and blow a cloud of black diesel exhaust at a car like a prius at a light.

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