▲ 126 ▼ What’s an obscure but concrete technical fact that keeps creating preventable issues in the real world? (feddit.uk) submitted 2 weeks ago by Iconoclast@feddit.uk to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 112 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] dogdeanafternoon@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) This is definitely not always true. They added a lane in my city a few years ago and my commute went from 45 minutes to 30 minutes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago IIRC the trend is observed over longer periods, where it feeds into people's decisions about whether to have a car or second car, and how far to commute. And even then, congestion and travel time are two different things - an extra lane probably makes no difference, but a new route or higher speed limit will get you there faster regardless. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago IIRC the trend is observed over longer periods, where it feeds into people's decisions about whether to have a car or second car, and how far to commute. And even then, congestion and travel time are two different things - an extra lane probably makes no difference, but a new route or higher speed limit will get you there faster regardless. permalink fedilink source parent