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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

JHB

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2. Know what is missing there: Pedestrians!

Reply to kristopher (Original post)

Tue Mar 20, 2012, 01:59 PM

Mar 2012

Won't need stop lights or traffic signals, huh? So how is someone to walk across the street? And we all know people are completely predictable in the way they will move.

Once you start adapting this to real-world conditions, will it be worth it? And who pays the bill (money and butcher's) to find out?

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What Intersections Would Look Like in a World of Driverless Cars [View all] kristopher Mar 2012 OP

That ant race is hard to watch liberal N proud Mar 2012 #1

Know what is missing there: Pedestrians! JHB Mar 2012 #2

when they put in roundabouts KT2000 Mar 2012 #10

That future truly sucks. leveymg Mar 2012 #3

I predict... CJCRANE Mar 2012 #4

Looks just like just about any intersection in Asia today. /nt TheMadMonk Mar 2012 #5

And these cars will be powered by what exactly? Gasoline? Solar? Speck Tater Mar 2012 #6

"This will allow us to use the same roadways we have now, just use them now more efficiently" arcane1 Mar 2012 #7

Reminds me of this video... KansDem Mar 2012 #8

Looks like he did hit both cars Politicalboi Mar 2012 #11

You should see intersections in China liberal N proud Mar 2012 #14

They are proposing a system based on the rule of the stupid... saras Mar 2012 #9

I've thought about Politicalboi Mar 2012 #12

That's feasible CJCRANE Mar 2012 #13