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MIT Study Shows Stop Lights Won't Be Necessary In The Future (computerworld.com)
Lucas123 writes: An MIT [Senseable City Lab] study based on mathematical modeling demonstrated a likely scenario in which high-tech vehicles, using sensors to remain at a safe distance from each other as they move through a four-way intersection, can eliminate the need for traffic lights in the future. By removing the waits caused by traffic lights, these so-called Slot-based Intersections speed-up traffic flow.The study claims this kind of traffic-light-free transportation design, if it ever arrives, could allow twice as much traffic to use existing roads.
Well, they just have to invent the high-tech autonomous pedestrian then to replace all the old models.
Well sure! Let's just take some extra space from Montana and plunk it into an intersection in Manhattan. Now it fits a roundabout!
...Happening already
When Fascism comes to America, it will call itself Anti-Fascism, and tell you to give up your guns.
People did that when automobiles were first becoming mainstream because the driver was used to talking to their horses. Are you sure your not just old?
I think you underestimate just how much I just dont care.