Comments on: Green Wave Blues http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/02/02/green-wave-blues/ Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:16:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: dance http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/02/02/green-wave-blues/#comment-5756 dance Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:24:08 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=568#comment-5756 I don't know where you are, but in my town synchronization works pretty well. Even during "rush hour" (I live in a small city) I can usually make it work and I see lots of other people making it work too (it does promote a lot of lane changing to avoid the people who *aren't* making it work). It also worked when I was growing up in Sacramento, a noticeably bigger city. Synchronized traffic lights are the best! Not only do you get where you are going faster, but it is psychologically beneficial to realize that slowing down is good for you. Zero downside! Admittedly, friends who move from Philly say that everyone drives like they are stoned. Well, that works really well with synced lights. I don’t know where you are, but in my town synchronization works pretty well. Even during “rush hour” (I live in a small city) I can usually make it work and I see lots of other people making it work too (it does promote a lot of lane changing to avoid the people who *aren’t* making it work). It also worked when I was growing up in Sacramento, a noticeably bigger city.

Synchronized traffic lights are the best! Not only do you get where you are going faster, but it is psychologically beneficial to realize that slowing down is good for you. Zero downside!

Admittedly, friends who move from Philly say that everyone drives like they are stoned. Well, that works really well with synced lights.

]]> By: Mark Betnel http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/02/02/green-wave-blues/#comment-5755 Mark Betnel Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:36:49 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=568#comment-5755 <i>I suspect that merely telling drivers through signage that the only way to get a row of greens is to drive 15 or 20 mph will somehow not work</i> Great Highway in San Francisco (along Ocean Beach) had such signs in the late 90's when I lived there (it still might). The signals were timed for 30mph, and I noticed about 25% of the cars around me followed the advice. Following it made for a very pretty drive. I suspect that merely telling drivers through signage that the only way to get a row of greens is to drive 15 or 20 mph will somehow not work

Great Highway in San Francisco (along Ocean Beach) had such signs in the late 90’s when I lived there (it still might). The signals were timed for 30mph, and I noticed about 25% of the cars around me followed the advice. Following it made for a very pretty drive.

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