From: Benjamin.Kubelsky@verizon.net   
      
   On 6/20/2014 12:10 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:   
   > Stephen Sprunk  wrote:   
   >> On 20-Jun-14 10:32, Adam H. Kerman wrote:   
   >>> hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
   >   
   >>>> Two 1950s-era Phila area expwys were originally built with very   
   >>>> short entrance ramps.  One still has them, but its traffic volume   
   >>>> is light, so entering isn't difficult.  The other expy carried much   
   >>>> higher traffic volumes and had a high fatality rate.  That road was   
   >>>> finally rebuilt with much better ramps.   
   >   
   >>> This is off-the-wall stupid. Why not greatly reduce the speed limit?   
   >>> Then, short entrance ramps aren't a problem at all.   
   >   
   >> That would penalize the through traffic _not_ using each ramp, which is   
   >> probably the vast majority in most cases.   
   >   
   > 'Cuz the highway was never designed for those speeds, duh. What's the   
   > matter with you?   
   >   
      
   Um, maybe it was and maybe it wasn't. Maybe the volume of traffic is   
   200% greater than the original planners ever envisioned. That's   
   certainly the case around here (Los Angeles). Of course, they could have   
   built useful alternative transportation options, which they are now   
   doing....50 years too late.   
      
      
   Also, I daresay that fatalities were considered more of a "cost of   
   business" back in the 1950s than today. They used to just sweep up the   
   mess and say "too bad". Now, they actually report fatalities on the news!   
      
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