Re: Traffic Congestion (2020)

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From: Aaron M. Renn
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 00:00

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> At that point you've got Level of Service E, which is the maximum
> capacity of the road. Speeds tend to reach about 30-40mph at that
> point.

The problem is that LOS E exists more in theory than in practice.  Once the
road is at that level, any destablizing influence (which given the ability
of most US drivers occurs rather rapidly) causese as almost immediate
transition to LOS F, decreased throughput, yet more congestion, etc.

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