Splitting Lanes ...
I had this idea a long time back, but its already been implemented in a few places, including I-95 in Virginia.
Whenever I drove on highways during rush hour, I would be struck by how there were thousands of cars moving along at a snails pace in one directions and a few cars breezing through in the other direction.
The idea was to split the entire road into three parts, rather than two as is common now. Of these three parts, the ones on the left and right would be devoted exclusively to traffic going in one direction throughout the day.
However, the central section would be opened up in different directions according to the time of the day.
Whenever I drove on highways during rush hour, I would be struck by how there were thousands of cars moving along at a snails pace in one directions and a few cars breezing through in the other direction.
The idea was to split the entire road into three parts, rather than two as is common now. Of these three parts, the ones on the left and right would be devoted exclusively to traffic going in one direction throughout the day.
However, the central section would be opened up in different directions according to the time of the day.
This should really improve the utilization of road space and reduce congestion ... I sure wish they had something like this on I-40 here in North Carolina.
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