Luxury German automobile ownership and dickishness seem to go hand in hand. Some of the most egregious driving I’ve witnessed—buzzing cyclists, cutting off buses, swerving around the highway at high speeds—was done by people in Audis, Mercedes, and BMWs (with BMWs typically being the god damned worst). But last night, I had an interaction with [...]
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My Wallet As Metaphor For Latent Demand
Latent or induced demand is a term traffic engineers and planners use to describe the increase in traffic that comes with increased road space. When a city expands a highway from four lanes to eight, congestion is doubled rather than halved. Twice as many drivers eventually flock to the available space because of the perceived [...]
