Comments on: Traffic-cams in the Northeast

By: MF

MF — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:26:18 +0000

the maximum vehicle flux (cars per hour) occurs at about 30-40 m.p.h. The reason for this is that the distance between cars for safe travel varies roughly as the square fo the speed.

I don’t doubt this, but it doesn’t reflect reality. Most cars fail to observe the proper safe following distances. How many times have you been driving at the speed limit (of course *you* don’t speed 😉 and had cars nearly continuously on your rear bumper? And when you try to maintain a safe distance from the car in front of you, someone else almost always cuts in, since there’s such a “large” cushion there.

By: VMS

VMS — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:38:48 +0000

In response to the last post, the maximum vehicle flux (cars per hour) occurs at about 30-40 m.p.h. The reason for this is that the distance between cars for safe travel varies roughly as the square fo the speed.

By: William Nuesslein

William Nuesslein — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:51:06 +0000

The New Jersey Turnpike changes from 5 lanes north of exit 8 to 3 lanes south. Usually when I get on the turnpike at exit 6 on Sunday afternoon the traffic moves very slowly to exit 8. Yesterday everybody was speeding at 75 and better on the 3 lanes, and the 3 lanes were able to clear the traffic at the higher speeds. It was very a very dramatic effect.

By: VMS

VMS — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:56:09 +0000

Speeding has traditionally been an offense against the driver, not the vehicle. One can not say for sure who was driving, so no points could be assessed.

By: Bumper

Bumper — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:35:38 +0000

Tom T.,

Try to envision the immense parking lots that would be necessary to hold all the vehicles waiting for the clock to spin so they would be ticketed for speeding. Plus it really wouldn’t be the American way, exact science, no wiggle room. So what would lawyers do for clients if they weren’t capable of getting their speeding tickets fixed.

By: Xmas

Xmas — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:05:43 +0000

Rutroh, I guess I’ll see more traffic on the Merritt.

That makes me sad.

By: Bob Neal

Bob Neal — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:17:53 +0000

Traffic flow, especially when a tollway is an alternative to a freeway.

By: J.D.

J.D. — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:00:00 +0000

Faster traffic equals more cars per hour, so, more money per hour. Also faster traffic makes people more likely to pay to use the road again. If you are constantly harassed for breaking a random number on a sign (see Autobahn for further details) you will [bold]not[/bold] use the toll road again.

By: Tom T.

Tom T. — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:31:15 +0000

Why?

By: Bob Neal

Bob Neal — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:42:37 +0000

Because the operators of the turnpike would rather you speed than run below the speed limit.