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From: ChelseaTractorMan on 11 May 2010 07:16 On Tue, 11 May 2010 11:52:04 +0100, "Mortimer" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: >The NZ system seems perverse designed for low traffic? -- Mike. .. . Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine.
From: ChelseaTractorMan on 11 May 2010 07:19 On Tue, 11 May 2010 11:59:30 +0100, "Zimmy" <z(a)y.x> wrote: >> you think letting people out causes jams? > >Yes, it can do, especially in the case where you have a main road with >several side roads in a row joining it. Progress on the main road comes to a >standstill while all those "courteous" people in front of you give each of >the side roads priority over the main road. Thus it is MUCH quicker to >divert to the side roads and rejoin at the last side road. certainly there is the "rat run" issue and many drivers are much less keen to let people out of the known rat runs. But overall, clearing waiting cars smoothes traffic and avoids people "chancing" an entry to the main road in a small gap. -- Mike. .. . Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine.
From: ChelseaTractorMan on 11 May 2010 07:27 On Tue, 11 May 2010 12:16:26 +0100, ChelseaTractorMan <mr.c.tractor(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >>The NZ system seems perverse > >designed for low traffic? on second thoughts, no, just a bad idea! -- Mike. .. . Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine.
From: boltar2003 on 11 May 2010 07:37 On Tue, 11 May 2010 12:19:27 +0100 ChelseaTractorMan <mr.c.tractor(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >certainly there is the "rat run" issue and many drivers are much less >keen to let people out of the known rat runs. But overall, clearing >waiting cars smoothes traffic and avoids people "chancing" an entry to >the main road in a small gap. I usually let people out though if its a woman or a pensioner I'm afraid I generally don't because theres a good chance they'll end up delaying me further on when they hesitate at some lights or pulling out at a junction. B2003
From: ChelseaTractorMan on 11 May 2010 07:52
On Tue, 11 May 2010 11:37:50 +0000 (UTC), boltar2003(a)boltar.world wrote: >I usually let people out though if its a woman or a pensioner I'm >afraid I generally don't because theres a good chance they'll end up >delaying me further on when they hesitate at some lights or pulling out >at a junction. OK, lets substitute "hesitant driver" for the ageism and sexism. What's more important, saving 10 seconds or letting a driver you perceive might struggle with the manoeuvre achieve it? -- Mike. .. . Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine. |