Timeline for A road system with no traffic rules - what sort of vehicle is best?
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| Jan 19, 2019 at 17:29 | comment | added | Bergi | In all those test videos, people seemed to agree on which side of the road to drive in which direction. Sure, junctions work without rules, but only when there is free flow on the roads between them and everyone is driving forward only. The traffic will come to a standstill pretty quickly when you can get a head-to-head deadlock in the middle of a crowded street. | |
| Jan 17, 2019 at 16:32 | comment | added | elemtilas | @Miech -- how doublepluswrongthinking of us! Of course, that was merely a typographical error that has now been rectified. And the original typist has now been sacked. | |
| Jan 17, 2019 at 16:31 | history | edited | elemtilas | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Tpyo.
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| Jan 17, 2019 at 14:47 | comment | added | Martin Bonner supports Monica | @Miech There's a typo in your first sentence. It should be "Abrams is doubleplusunbritopian." | |
| Jan 17, 2019 at 7:29 | comment | added | M i ech | Abrams is very unplusbritopian. That should have been Challenger 2. | |
| Jan 17, 2019 at 1:18 | comment | added | elemtilas | @chaslyfromUK -- Hopefully the Bureau have clarified their position sufficiently? | |
| Jan 17, 2019 at 1:18 | history | edited | elemtilas | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Clarification.
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| Jan 16, 2019 at 23:34 | comment | added | IMil | @aCVn "But how many of those use vehicles where the driver sits on the wrong side?" - the farther you go East in Russia, the more cars have right-side driver position, having been imported second-hand from Japan. Things have changed a bit now, but ten years ago you could hardly find a car with correct driver placement around Vladivostok, except probably for city buses, police vehicles and such. | |
| Jan 16, 2019 at 22:49 | comment | added | chasly - supports Monica | @elemtilas - Fair enough but in that case are you definitely recommending motor cars as opposed to, say, bicycles or space-hoppers? | |
| Jan 16, 2019 at 22:44 | comment | added | Tracy Cramer | The videos remind me of driving around LAX - nearly chaotic except there are traffic lights and lines to help maintain some semblance of order. | |
| Jan 16, 2019 at 22:07 | comment | added | elemtilas | @chaslyfromUK -- You didn't ask for a specific make and model! Just "what type" of vehicle! The Transport Tabulation Bureau are quite fond of Morris Motors, if for no other reason than that they are classically cute; but were not prepared to make a specific recommendation. | |
| Jan 16, 2019 at 21:23 | comment | added | Cadence | @chasly I think what this answer is saying is that "anarchy" and "get places quickly" are mutually exclusive, safety or no. | |
| Jan 16, 2019 at 20:41 | comment | added | chasly - supports Monica | Btw I'm not sure which vehicle you are recommending - is it the mini? Remember the question requires you to get from A to B quickly and safely. (In other words I haven't specified delivery vehicles) | |
| Jan 16, 2019 at 20:16 | comment | added | chasly - supports Monica | Haha! Brilliant. I've extracted a couple of clips from your videos. This youtu.be/VPbUpdmAfck?t=13 is exactly the sort of chaos I was imagining and this youtu.be/l6wb7Sb2lNQ?t=196 shows what happens when things get busy. | |
| Jan 16, 2019 at 20:14 | comment | added | user | "every major jurisdiction that implements our system demonstrates how terribly effective it truly is!" But how many of those use vehicles where the driver sits on the wrong side? | |
| Jan 16, 2019 at 20:06 | history | answered | elemtilas | CC BY-SA 4.0 |