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In article <RHL.92Aug7081059@valhalla.mitre.org>, rhl@valhalla.mitre.org
(Roger Lincoln) writes:
=> Wouldn't it make sense to time them
=> so the 4-lane primary traffic (ie. Rt 2) could travel at the mythical
=> speed limit and make all the lights?  Sorry, I forgot where I was for
=> a second.

It might seem to make sense, but I believe this technique has a few
problems. Due to uneven spacing between lights and differing red/green
cycles, it's possible that setting the lights so that a car may pass
all without stopping may also cause other cars to stop at most or
all of the lights. 

I travel Rt.2 a fair amount, and without much traffic you can usually
pass through 3/4 of the lights. As traffic increases, that ratio
lessens due to the prolonged start up cycle at each light. The ratio
I believe is a direct result of the red/green cycle ratio of 3/4
for most of the lights, or thereabouts. The traffic - in effect -
lowers the ratio.