Why 12-Foot Traffic Lanes Are Disastrous for Safety

Re:Why 12-Foot Traffic Lanes Are Disastrous for Safety by Throwaway12830 on Friday October 10, 2014 @07:51PM (#8440655)

Since we're talking about road space, check out the 20 lane highway in Burma. It has a lot of soaking up to do.

It was on an episode of Top Gear. It's typically empty, and in the above image you have government officials going to work.

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Re:Why 12-Foot Traffic Lanes Are Disastrous for Safety by fnordfnordfnord on Friday October 10, 2014 @08:40PM (#8440776)

I'll see your 20 lanes and raise you the Katy Freeway I-10 West in Houston. http://imgur.com/gallery/TYfGrIY

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Re:Why 12-Foot Traffic Lanes Are Disastrous for Safety by shiftpgdn on Friday October 10, 2014 @11:01PM (#8441084)

I drive this god forsaken freeway just about every day. Average top speed during commuter hours is about 10-15 Mph in both directions.

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Re:Why 12-Foot Traffic Lanes Are Disastrous for Safety by to3m on Friday October 10, 2014 @07:59PM (#8440680)

Yes, and you can also see the same thing in North Korea. But in North America, much less so...

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