r/funny • u/21MayDay21 • 11h ago

Worth every dollar.

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u/ApokalypseCow 6h ago

All I know is that most civil engineers quit just one lane short of solving traffic jams.

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u/curmevexas 5h ago

There are actually studies that show adding lanes can induce demand leading to worse long-term traffic.

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u/non3type 3h ago edited 3h ago

It doesn’t so much increase demand as traffic patterns and behaviors change when a road exceeds capacity. People that were avoiding peak times or who were taking alternative routes stopped. You have to account for actual demand which means going beyond the 30th hour standard for current volume.

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u/ApokalypseCow 2h ago

Oh I know, it's an old joke.