Cars & Transportation

Traffic congestion in Sydney is not really traffic it is a carpark.

Cars & Transportation

Posted by: Gemma2759

17th Nov 2010 08:34am

I suggest offering all truck drivers a free coffee for an hour in the morning and afternoon between the hours of 7:30 to 8:30 and 5:30 to 6:30. All large trucks off the main roads during these times to allow the traffic to flow quicker. Surely it must be frustrating to drive such large vehicles in a tight stop start condition, plus also having people zip in front of them making their driving a complete disaster waiting to happen.
Any takers?

mike
  • 30th Nov 2010 02:07pm

Traffic congestion is all about traffic management which the RTA has no knowledge of.
There should be no parking on main and arterial roads. Buses should have to pull into side streets to pick up.
Each intersection should be rebuilt to contain a "turnaround" so traffic can turn into the traffic going the other way instead of having traffic lights.
All traffic lights on main and arterial roads(three lanes minimum) should be eliminated.
Traffic should be allowed to enter the mainstream no less than 500 metres from each "turnaround"
Pedestrians should not be put in conflict with traffic and should be able to cross roads only via overpasses on the main and arterial roads.
The speed at which traffic reaches its destination is directly related to the efficiency of egress at destination or turnoff.
Remember the whole economy of a city a town a country depends on people getting to work. Making it easier to do that assists the economy, reduces greenhouse gasses, reduces energy use and makes workers happier...but wait there's more. But not enough space. It needs a book.
The whole realm of traffic movement and management should be re-thought
The whole realm of traffic management needs to be re-thought, re-routed and re-engineered to fit into a modern society.
Cheers,
Mike


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