David HoJul 9, 2023
Behold my favorite #traffic calming device.
Show threadcleatsandcodeJul 9, 2023
@davidho @milgrim how does this work, like what am I missing?
Show threadSteve BannisterJul 9, 2023
@cleatsandcode @davidho the space is so narrow any cars have to drive slowly through the bollards or risk damage to their shiny automobile. Particularly fun in my opinion is that larger cars have to be even more careful
Show threadTim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPEJul 10, 2023
@milgrim @cleatsandcode @davidho But drivers know that the bollards must be wide enough for normal cars, so all they have to do is miss the driver's side bollard with the driver's side wing mirror by a couple of cm, and be driving straight, and they haven't got a problem. There's no need to worry about the other side of the car.
Show threadSteve BannisterJul 10, 2023
@TimWardCam all true, but there’s direct video evidence of drivers slowing down. Crazy huh
Show threadBeko Pharm (deprecated)Jul 10, 2023

@milgrim @TimWardCam every left lane on the autobahn in Germany when there is a construction site going. We're really used to this and even overspeed all the time. We as in my fellow Germans.

Nobody here would bat an eye on that 😅 No I'm not proud on that. Our car density is simply insane.

Show threadTim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPEJul 10, 2023
@bekopharm @milgrim Only a very basic understanding of fluid mechanics is needed to realise that if the number of lanes on the road drops from two to one due to roadworks/construction what's needed is for everyone to drive TWICE AS FAST through the narrow bit, that way there's no queuing.
Show threadhalcy​ Jul 10, 2023
@TimWardCam @bekopharm @milgrim wait. Does this mean that what we need to solve traffic wasn’t one more lane, but simply for everyone to go 800km/h all the time?
Show threadJames EndicottJul 10, 2023
@halcy @TimWardCam @bekopharm @milgrim

If no one was allowed to turn and all merging, splitting, and exiting was perfectly efficient then yes. Turning on noclip could also work.
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@o76923 @halcy @bekopharm @TimWardCam @milgrim

> if no one was allowed to turn and all merging, splitting, and exiting was perfectly efficient then yes

There's a word for that in English; I believe it's "train"

Jul 10, 2023 at 12:17pmWeb
Show threadJames EndicottJul 10, 2023
@notNapoleon @halcy @bekopharm @TimWardCam @milgrim
Show threadTim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPEJul 10, 2023
@o76923 @halcy @bekopharm @milgrim @notNapoleon I used to like trains, but sadly they're not usable at the moment because no operator chooses to offer a guaranteed zero covid journey.