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Re:the US lays out a road safety plan that will see cars 'ta... by bobthepanda on Tuesday August 20, 2024 @06:02PM (#41304555)
all grade separated highways eventually exit onto not-grade separated roads, and often tailbacks are the result of delays happening off the highway system.
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Re:the US lays out a road safety plan that will see cars 'ta... by hammock on Tuesday August 20, 2024 @09:44PM (#41305979)
> often tailbacks are the result of delays happening off the highway system.

Only if there is something seriously wrong with the road system. A highway ought to have higher throughput than any surface road. What you describe is not normal or nominal

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Re:the US lays out a road safety plan that will see cars 'ta... by bobthepanda on Wednesday August 21, 2024 @12:50AM (#41306876)
City centers are often places with intense demand aimed only at one or two exits off of a highway. Other cases are airports, sufficiently large shopping centers, large events, etc.
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