Comments on: Traffic http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/07/31/traffic/ I was syncing my Facebook status here for a while, but now I'm boycotting them over the FriendConnect fiasco... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:31:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Carl Wenrich http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/07/31/traffic/#comment-3022 Carl Wenrich Sat, 03 Jun 2006 11:15:10 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/07/31/traffic/#comment-3022 Yep, I did another thing. This one’s a neural network for smoothing out the traffic flow and alleviating freeway congestion. Check it out if you’re interested. http://geocities.com/carlwenrich/060524/index.htm Carl Yep, I did another thing. This one’s a neural network for smoothing out the traffic flow and alleviating freeway congestion. Check it out if you’re interested.

http://geocities.com/carlwenrich/060524/index.htm

Carl

]]> By: Dave Z http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/07/31/traffic/#comment-3021 Dave Z Fri, 05 Aug 2005 15:26:53 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/07/31/traffic/#comment-3021 Nate, you commute to Pasadena...now that sucks. The New Zealand solution sounds like it would be much better than what we have. Supposedly a CA law will soon make it okay for hybrids to use the carpool lanes without restrictions. Everytime I have driven to LAX in the morning during rush hours the carpool lane in the sepulveda pass is empty and the rest of us are averaging 11 mph. Caltrans did put in an extra southbound lane on the 101 in the valley which does improve traffic flow there for a while. Seattle, last time I was there - I used to go there 4 times per year for biz, has the far right lane as their HOV ( high occupancy lane). The far right is the highest accident percentage lane and the whole thing from the name and concept is goofy. You have to asap move into the center lane or the fast lane right after you get on the freeway. Then there are a few extra cars in that lane. It was dangerous. Hey you get your own HOV danger lane but have to deal with people getting on and off the freeway. It seemed unworkable for anyone. If companies would buy video from me than the employees won't have to drive as much. Nate, you commute to Pasadena…now that sucks.

The New Zealand solution sounds like it would be much better than what we have.

Supposedly a CA law will soon make it okay for hybrids to use the carpool lanes without restrictions.

Everytime I have driven to LAX in the morning during rush hours the carpool lane in the sepulveda pass is empty and the rest of us are averaging 11 mph.

Caltrans did put in an extra southbound lane on the 101 in the valley which does improve traffic flow there for a while.

Seattle, last time I was there - I used to go there 4 times per year for biz, has the far right lane as their HOV ( high occupancy lane). The far right is the highest accident percentage lane and the whole thing from the name and concept is goofy. You have to asap move into the center lane or the fast lane right after you get on the freeway. Then there are a few extra cars in that lane. It was dangerous.
Hey you get your own HOV danger lane but have to deal with people getting on and off the freeway. It seemed unworkable for anyone.
If companies would buy video from me than the employees won’t have to drive as much.

]]> By: Nate http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/07/31/traffic/#comment-3020 Nate Fri, 05 Aug 2005 01:39:53 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/07/31/traffic/#comment-3020 There's got to be about 5 vanpools that go from Santa Clarita area to my work in Pasadena every day. Don't know about other places, but I think big companies usually have a lot of carpoolers. There's no carpool lane on the 210 though. There’s got to be about 5 vanpools that go from Santa Clarita area to my work in Pasadena every day. Don’t know about other places, but I think big companies usually have a lot of carpoolers. There’s no carpool lane on the 210 though.

]]> By: JB http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/07/31/traffic/#comment-3019 JB Thu, 04 Aug 2005 23:02:06 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/07/31/traffic/#comment-3019 In New Zealand they have a big truck thing that goes over the bridge going in and out of Auckland and moves the center divider over in the morning, then back in the afternoon, so there are more lanes going in in the AM and more going out in the PM (except weekends I think). In New Zealand they have a big truck thing that goes over the bridge going in and out of Auckland and moves the center divider over in the morning, then back in the afternoon, so there are more lanes going in in the AM and more going out in the PM (except weekends I think).

]]> By: Dave Z http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/07/31/traffic/#comment-3018 Dave Z Thu, 04 Aug 2005 22:56:23 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/07/31/traffic/#comment-3018 Traffic is not good. I wish they would open up the car pool lanes. In a 4 lane freeway 1 extra lane would increase capacity 20%- 25% ?? They do this in other cities at rush hour or some at non-rush hour times. Car pooling was supposed to intice people to ride together thereby saving resources. However usually no one at work lives near each other and in most neighborhoods people don't work in the same area/company/town. After it was implemented 20+ years ago it should have become integrated into our society IF it would work but it hasn't. Car pooling as a concept in SoCal is dead. I'm sure there are exceptions to the rule. Traffic is not good. I wish they would open up the car pool lanes. In a 4 lane freeway 1 extra lane would increase capacity 20%- 25% ??
They do this in other cities at rush hour or some at non-rush hour times.
Car pooling was supposed to intice people to ride together thereby saving resources. However usually no one at work lives near each other and in most neighborhoods people don’t work in the same area/company/town. After it was implemented 20+ years ago it should have become integrated into our society IF it would work but it hasn’t.

Car pooling as a concept in SoCal is dead. I’m sure there are exceptions to the rule.

]]> By: nstryker http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/07/31/traffic/#comment-3017 nstryker Tue, 02 Aug 2005 18:36:54 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/07/31/traffic/#comment-3017 i'm raising them to party all night like their old man. i’m raising them to party all night like their old man.

]]> By: Martha http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/07/31/traffic/#comment-3016 Martha Tue, 02 Aug 2005 16:26:24 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/07/31/traffic/#comment-3016 You have kids, right? You have kids, right?

]]> By: nstryker http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/07/31/traffic/#comment-3015 nstryker Tue, 02 Aug 2005 16:07:21 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/07/31/traffic/#comment-3015 that's why you sleep til 2pm the day you leave. that’s why you sleep til 2pm the day you leave.

]]> By: JB http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/07/31/traffic/#comment-3014 JB Tue, 02 Aug 2005 15:51:01 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/07/31/traffic/#comment-3014 Funny you mention that; that's what I said we should do from now on, after sitting through the first couple hours of traffic. Although then we would have been more tired for Sea World the next day, so it may not have been worth it. Funny you mention that; that’s what I said we should do from now on, after sitting through the first couple hours of traffic. Although then we would have been more tired for Sea World the next day, so it may not have been worth it.

]]> By: nstryker http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/07/31/traffic/#comment-3013 nstryker Tue, 02 Aug 2005 04:33:08 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/07/31/traffic/#comment-3013 i think we do a pretty good job of "missing" traffic by routinely leaving for sd trips after dinner. late night is still mostly free and clear even on la freeways. just a few months ago, i went to sid's after work and made it home from orange county in an hour and fifteen minutes at 3am. i think we do a pretty good job of “missing” traffic by routinely leaving for sd trips after dinner. late night is still mostly free and clear even on la freeways. just a few months ago, i went to sid’s after work and made it home from orange county in an hour and fifteen minutes at 3am.

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