Even if everyone drove optimally, every road is going to reach a capacity where its physically impossible to maintain a certain speed. It's similar to network congestion. Mandating that everyone drive faster won't solve anything.

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mjevans 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

It would reduce the duration of rush hour... once the least skilled drivers were improved or removed from the pool. I do agree it wouldn't solve a complete lack of capacity, civic planning, transportation infrastructure. Including lack of busses that travel frequently enough and where people want to go.

	▲	potato3732842 2 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		>It would reduce the duration of rush hour... I do agree it wouldn't solve a complete lack of capacity, Exactly. Rush hour is like dumping 5gal bucket into a sink. You'll always be bottlenecked by the drain but a better drain will mean all the drops get where they're going faster and with less waiting around.
	▲	oblio 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		> once the least skilled drivers were improved or removed from the pool. Let me guess this straight, the plan would be that: 1. in a global environment (the following steps are done everywhere around the world) 2. where maximum speeds, though: - clearly marked everywhere - mentioned during driving lessons and driving codes/books - part of the written driving exam every driver has to pass - enforced by police, cameras, a myriad of automated systems etc 3. are still ignored by, say, 40%+ of drivers ... so, the plan would be that in this environment, mandating minimum speeds would actually improve anything? :-))) I'd be super happy to read the study proving this. Where by study, I mean actual physical trial.

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potato3732842 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I think if find a way to fix the worst of the worst it'd probably up the throughputs and speeds a lot in the same way that quashing TCP retrans problems does.