Variable speed limits are coming to Atlanta highways this fall. The DOT says that itll accomplish that task by keeping traffic moving at the same speed. While speeding itself can cause accidents, a major cause of collisions is speed variance, or travelers moving at vastly different velocities. The new system in Atlanta aims to mitigate the possibility for differences by ratcheting down (or up) the speed limit from a maximum of 65 mph down to 35 mph, using a network of 176 digital signs. Though traveling down an interstate at 35 mph is no ones idea of fun, the DOT says that its safer and more efficient for drivers to slow and move at the same pace than to keep a higher speed limit, which encourages stop-and-go traffic.
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 07:12:01 +0000
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