From: stephen@sprunk.org   
      
   On 20-Jun-14 14:10, 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?   
      
   The through lanes _were_ designed for higher speeds, so why should the   
   traffic in the through lanes be penalized just because the ramps were   
   not designed for the same speeds?   
      
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