the best alternative would be cars that are autonomous or semi autonomous with communications
The rail system in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is very fast because the trains and automatic. The trains absolutely fly along and they stick to the schedule to within the second. No drivers to get tired or lazy. It uses small, frequent trains because of the low labour costs.
Consider a typical urban area. Population density and land prices are highest in the central business district. Population density and land prices are low on the fringe, which is where you get the best quality of life. Commuters balance quality of life and cost of living against the cost and time taken to get to work. The more road space you provide for that, the further out they move. It can happen in a year. They see a new road and buy up in a new housing estate.
The automated rail system in Kuala Lumpur is very impressive. It doesn't have drivers and ticketing is obviously automatic, so it scales very well. Services are very frequent and more faster in tight locations because of the automatic trains. The trains can be kept small, and frequent because you don't have to pay for a driver for each vehicle.
Its the only thing which will make life easier for drivers. Widening this road will just encourage more people to drive, increasing congestion everywhere.
But not for overflights. I heard about this in relation to the 2008 Olympics where airlines were willing to pay for a system to give to NK, so they could safe fuel by using cheaper trajectories.
Oh okay. Many countries fund their ATC services almost entirely from AvCharges. If you have a pacific island with a chunk of air space which you can clear aircraft through, you are rolling in money. North Korea should take note of this. They are on a trajectory between the US and China and they have no enroute ATC system.
My problem is more with the Danish way of doing things where you put parked cars between bikes and moving cars. That way there is limited visibility between the two as they approach intersections. This was the solution being proposed elsewhere in this article as a way to deal with self driving cars not detecting bicycles correctly. My point is that regardless of the sort of separation you use, you still have to integrate to some degree at intersections.
In this instance a fire preceded the explosion, so the plant could have been abandoned when the fire was discovered, if there had been no immediate threat to public safety. I agree that the idea doesn't work for all cases.
Sure but Timothy McVeigh at least intended to attack the US federal government. Most of the people killed and injured here are people who he would have regarded as peers. His intention wasn't specifically to make things go bang. He had a specific message to send and the only message I see here is about worksite safety.
I believe in this scenario there should be a plan to abandon the site and let it burn or blow up. And obviously there should be a buffer zone around the plant, as there are around airports. No residential, just commercial land.
I found riding like a car was by far the safest way of riding
I agree, and that is why systems which separate bicycles and other vehicles mid block (between intersections) are more dangerous. They reduce visibility between vehicles by moving bikes out of the line of sight of car drivers until they are right on the intersection.
Grade separations and special signalling are not going to work on every side street and lane. Vehicles still have to cross paths, and the biggest risk of conflict is when they are moving in the same direction. I don't see cloverleaf style intersections being built everywhere. But rail systems are moving towards smaller autonomous vehicles. I can see this trend accelerate.
Yes. The problem with your plan is that separated lanes for automatic and other vehicles have to intersect. Intersections are danger points and generally ignored in traffic planning for bicycles, because they present insoluable problems.
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Westerners don't like snakes either.
the best alternative would be cars that are autonomous or semi autonomous with communications
The rail system in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is very fast because the trains and automatic. The trains absolutely fly along and they stick to the schedule to within the second. No drivers to get tired or lazy. It uses small, frequent trains because of the low labour costs.
Consider a typical urban area. Population density and land prices are highest in the central business district. Population density and land prices are low on the fringe, which is where you get the best quality of life. Commuters balance quality of life and cost of living against the cost and time taken to get to work. The more road space you provide for that, the further out they move. It can happen in a year. They see a new road and buy up in a new housing estate.
Lotus Esprit/submarine?
Hmmm the Tesla is electric...
I am an idiot.
Me too I thought the same thing. Maybe we can all donate to wikileaks by joining Eve.
The automated rail system in Kuala Lumpur is very impressive. It doesn't have drivers and ticketing is obviously automatic, so it scales very well. Services are very frequent and more faster in tight locations because of the automatic trains. The trains can be kept small, and frequent because you don't have to pay for a driver for each vehicle.
Not sure if serious or sarcastic.
How about driving a hovercraft all the way?
Its the only thing which will make life easier for drivers. Widening this road will just encourage more people to drive, increasing congestion everywhere.
But not for overflights. I heard about this in relation to the 2008 Olympics where airlines were willing to pay for a system to give to NK, so they could safe fuel by using cheaper trajectories.
Oh okay. Many countries fund their ATC services almost entirely from AvCharges. If you have a pacific island with a chunk of air space which you can clear aircraft through, you are rolling in money. North Korea should take note of this. They are on a trajectory between the US and China and they have no enroute ATC system.
Aren’t ATC services paid for by aviation charges? If not, they probably should be.
It still has wings so maybe it just descends while the rotors transition.
My problem is more with the Danish way of doing things where you put parked cars between bikes and moving cars. That way there is limited visibility between the two as they approach intersections. This was the solution being proposed elsewhere in this article as a way to deal with self driving cars not detecting bicycles correctly. My point is that regardless of the sort of separation you use, you still have to integrate to some degree at intersections.
No I think he is running. The arm is in motion.
Former workmates I suppose. The southern hemisphere part of the company is not doing so well due to the high dollar, so I am currently a free agent.
In this instance a fire preceded the explosion, so the plant could have been abandoned when the fire was discovered, if there had been no immediate threat to public safety. I agree that the idea doesn't work for all cases.
Sure but Timothy McVeigh at least intended to attack the US federal government. Most of the people killed and injured here are people who he would have regarded as peers. His intention wasn't specifically to make things go bang. He had a specific message to send and the only message I see here is about worksite safety.
I believe in this scenario there should be a plan to abandon the site and let it burn or blow up. And obviously there should be a buffer zone around the plant, as there are around airports. No residential, just commercial land.
I am reminded of this explosion.
I think its a bit like Bhopal, where an economy grew up around the plant.
Yes but this fertiliser plant seems like a poor target for people who recognise that anniversary.
I found riding like a car was by far the safest way of riding
I agree, and that is why systems which separate bicycles and other vehicles mid block (between intersections) are more dangerous. They reduce visibility between vehicles by moving bikes out of the line of sight of car drivers until they are right on the intersection.
Grade separations and special signalling are not going to work on every side street and lane. Vehicles still have to cross paths, and the biggest risk of conflict is when they are moving in the same direction. I don't see cloverleaf style intersections being built everywhere. But rail systems are moving towards smaller autonomous vehicles. I can see this trend accelerate.
But I like riding my bike.
on highways?
Yes. The problem with your plan is that separated lanes for automatic and other vehicles have to intersect. Intersections are danger points and generally ignored in traffic planning for bicycles, because they present insoluable problems.