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[–] red_bull_of_juarez@lemmy.dbzer0.com 62 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Is that for real? That looks insane.

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Even if its not I know LA has crazy traffic from being in it

[–] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

Lol you can tell how old this picture is because no one has those asshole, melt your face led headlights.

[–] Velypso@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

No it is not. There copies of cars everywhere. Looks like they just doubled everything horizontally.

[–] rowdy@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Classic you’re being downvoted by those with little internet common sense. The image is doctored and the patterns repeat frequently - you’re right.

E: feel free to downvote me all you want, that won’t make you any less wrong

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 6 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Ehm, nope? You know that white and black/dark blue/dark greyish are the most prevalent car colors?

Look at the trucks and minivans that are a bit more distinct. Their patterns with other white cars around do not repeat.

Also the one in the picture only has 20 lanes. The US widest has 26 lanes

https://roadstotravel.net/usa-katy-freeway/

[–] rowdy@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Ehm, nope? You know that white and black/dark blue/dark greyish are the most prevalent car colors?

You sound insufferable and also you’re wrong.

https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/405-traffic-altered-image-factcheck

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[–] supamanc@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

In the original there are definitely suspicious repeating and mirrored patterns.

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[–] Velypso@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Your media literacy is dogshit.

[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

https://maps.app.goo.gl/5Bbb8EnScBd7Ffk46

Go count them for yourself (or just search Katy Freeway into Google maps and turn on satellite view if you don't want to click this link)

The number of lanes is insane

[–] Velypso@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh for sure.

But reality is different than this obviously photoshopped image.

[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Oh my apologies, I thought we were talking about the number of lanes.

Yeah the traffic here looks photoshopped, though, I'd be willing to bet there are times where this freeway almost looks like this*

*Statement based on vibes, not actual evidence

[–] iknowitwheniseeit@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

The Katy Freeway isn’t that bad, but dammit it’s TRYING!

[–] themaninblack@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It is, and im a posadist for a bit after seeing this crap. Every time.

[–] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

I present to you hwy 401 in Toronto Ontario Canada. 18 lanes at its widest point. (Just south of Pearson International Airport)

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[–] BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 week ago

And still stop and go anywhere near rush hour

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Imagine, all these commuter cars, steel, concrete and asphalt could be replaced with a single 30 megaton blast crater.

I'm genuinely craving that when i see this pic.

[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

I went looking for 404 but that can't be found.

[–] Gorilladrums@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

That's nasty

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 25 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Remember what you're fighting for ❤️

The war to end all wars!

[–] atlien51@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

An Nvidia series 5000 card 😍

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago

Enlistment guarantees a GPU!

[–] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Hwys really should not need to be any wider that what's shown in this photo.

Trucks and trailers on the right always, cars in the middle, and passing on the left.

Or for our UK friend's. Lorries on the left always, cars in the middle, and passing on the right.

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[–] cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 week ago

one more line bro

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago

and 99% of the US roadways are this or less.

But when a road connects three urban areas with multiple suburbs in every direction, weird things happen. Most traffic horror isn't in road planning at all, it's in urban and suburban planning.

Why do 3 million people need to get from one side of LA to the other on a regular basis?

[–] i_am_hiding@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

All good and well until you have a 3 or 4 trailer road train limited to 90kph with a poor little box truck stuck behind it wanting to do 110kph. Trucks should be allowed in the middle lane for overtaking each other.

[–] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Maybe you and I can agree that a wall of Trucks and Trailers like this should never be allowed?

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[–] Gorilladrums@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

All the highways in Massachusetts are like this

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It is absolutely stupid to add more lines for a main road as long as the outflow from it can't handle it. Ten lanes of motorway makes no sense if the one outlet 90% of the cars want to take has one lane and nasty traffic lights at the next corner.

City planners should be forced to play Cities:Skylines. Lessons to be learned: a) Make public transport good and free, and b) Lane Maths.

Also a lot about mods and bottlenecks.

[–] CoolMatt@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Vehicles don't even use lanes properly in Cities Skylines. They all line up single file in one lane backed up all the way down the highway all the way to the edge of the map because they all want to take one of the multiple available exits. The only time they ever switch lanes is if the other lane turns left, and they switch at the last second right before the turn

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not necessarily. This can be fixed.

[–] CoolMatt@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Colonel_Panic_@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

Usually you start with traditional methods of expanding lanes adding overpasses and loops and then broaden into adding multiple alternative routes and eventually you dabble into designing your own custom interchange, but that isn't enough so you research the entire history of the automobile and read every book on traffic theory and then learn about and become a master of road design and all c̴͔̚ŏ̷͔n̵̛̗c̴̫̄e̸͎̽ĩ̸̭v̵̛̳a̴̩̔b̸̩͐l̶̟͆ẽ̵̲ ̴̰͝f̵̻̓o̵͍͛r̴̯̽m̸̙̍s̵̙͐ ̵̺̚o̴͙͝f̶̮͆ ̶͓̏ǔ̵̱r̶͓͐b̶̮̆à̸̱n̶̻̍ ̸̰̒ĩ̸͖ņ̶͑t̸̩̒e̷͈͝r̸̲͠c̶̹̈́h̵̃͜a̴̺͠n̴̡͝g̴̻̽e̴̤͠s̴̩̿ ̶̯͂a̶̱͆n̸̨͆d̴̞͗ ̴͈̇t̸͎̄h̴̹̓ě̶͚i̷̛̼r̵͓̒ ̸̺̆p̶̛͓r̴̟̔o̷̥̊s̷͕̀ ̵̰͘a̵̯̍n̸̘͗ď̵̢ ̷̧̈c̶̢̀ọ̶̚n̷͍͌s̶̖͗. a̶̡̧̲̱̰̭͓̖͑s̷̨̨̱͉̗̘̦̑̑̈́̏ͅ ̴̖̀̊͐͊̈͆̒͘y̸͚͓̤̝̿͂͠ő̶͈̼̩̲̗͂ͅů̴̢̲̙̻̠͎̂ͅ ̶͇͚͚̈́̓̚̚d̶͕̦̩͓͛͗͐è̸̫̻s̵̫̰̦͈̘͉̖̩̈́́̚ç̷̰̠̺̽̔̆͐e̷͍̔̎̾n̸̡̟͉͇͖̠̎͗͊̀̾̎͠d̴̘̩̺͉̋ ̵̫̼̊̉̉̑̇͠͝f̷͖͓̩̩͙̈̌̒̊͜ü̸̮̟͖̘̑̀̃̂͌̕̚r̷͔̀̐̒͐̍͑͊ṯ̷̩̰͍̲̥̂͂h̸̼͚̞̪̫̙̞͒͂ę̷̳͉̱̙̭̈̔̈́̉̒̎r̴̡̰̩̭͖͌̐̋́̐͝ ̴͖̤̈̌̌͑î̵̼̦̭͑̒͆͐̄̕͘n̸̡̮͙̠͕̘̥͊̀̀̊͛̑͛͆ͅt̶̺̠̐̎͘ò̶̳͖̙̮̟̭̝͑̆͒͘͠ ̶̘̠̝͉̺̤͖͆̉̈́̈m̸̗͇͎̬̮͗̉a̸̘̺̓d̷̨͔̼͓͎̯̓̕͝ǹ̵̗̝̘̭̩̀̉͒̋͑͗̀é̷̙̂͌̆̈́̆s̸̫͕̈͗́̈́s̸̨͙̞͈͓̱̩̀̆̂̒͒̒̚̚͜ ̸̥̇̒̈á̷͓͙̟̹n̶͓̞̼̪̋͐̒͘d̸̙͉̫̜̾͘ ̸̳͈̝͂͗͐̄c̷͓̞͛̈͆̕ą̷̦̯͎̕n̴̗̭̼̄̍ ̷̧̈́̓͑n̸̼͇͚̈́́͜ë̸͉̥̉̿͛v̶͔́̈e̴̻̔͌̅͠r̴͖̈͘ ̵͙̮̖̣̅̌s̶̻̋͜͝t̴̛̲͝͝o̸̯̹̿p̸̠̟̭̾̇.̷̢̪͕͇͐̚ ̷͖͇̖͕̆̓H̵͙̖̀́̀͑e̷̻͑̈͘l̶̙̫̼͔̃̕̕ṗ̴̨͈̖̝̇̒̽.̷̹̲̠͈̊̾̀̕ ̴̭̼̝̍̒͌̕Ī̷̺͓̠͕̀͝ ̷̹̣̲̏͜w̶̡̩̞̔̀ȧ̵̡͚̺ǹ̴̬̘̾ţ̸̪͐́̈́ ̸̰͑ẗ̴̺̭͇͇́́͘̕o̵̠̓͑̕ ̶̨̝̄̊͒e̵̼̪͒s̶̙͕̃̄͜c̴̲̫̳̺̓͠ą̶͖̭̄̃͜͝͠p̶͍̜̈̆e̷͓͛,̷̫͕̭̓͂̅̍ ̶͖̳̂̓̇b̴̫͔͆̅̈̓ǘ̶̮̝̹̼͂t̶̠̰̻͑̄̒͜ ̴̹͋̈́͘ẗ̷͕͕̖̲́̌͒̀ḧ̶͓͉̟̺́̈͐e̴̛͖̖̗̥̕r̵̬̠̽͐ë̷̛͈̘̘̮ ̸͖͚̻̹̈́̅̀i̸̗͂̎ś̸̳̳͈̾́͘ ̸̺͠n̴̢̥̲͓̄͘o̸͖̠͇͋ ̴̠͎̬̙́̌͝e̷̙̣͐̇x̴͎̱̦͆̈́͑͘ī̷̖̥̤̠̃̍̿t̶͓̞̮͊̊ ̴͔̝͌̅͒͠r̸͉̓̓͘á̵͍͕̣͜m̷̪͍͈̎́̀͂ṕ̶̧̜͕̞.̷̛̼̼̐͐ ̸̝͖̹͒̌T̵̳̹͌͠h̸̺̘̀͛̏͋e̸͎͖̳͍͂̈̎r̴̬̦͆̑͘͘ȇ̷͓ ̵͍̟̱̉̒̆i̷̺̘̇́ŝ̵̘̖ ̴̧̾̓͊̓n̴̙̋͝o̷̩̘̭͗͒̃̂ ̸̖̬͚͍̓́ė̵̗̙̱̊s̶̛̖̠͗̋͊c̸͎̬̦̈́́͗̕a̴͕̣̝̪͂̋͠p̷̠͈͕͇͝ê̶̦̣̽̀̈́.̶̨̻̐͌̈͠ ̷͓̳͂͌͋͂

[–] Psythik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I like how everyone is ignoring the meme and just talking about traffic and highway design instead.

[–] P1k1e@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Bro it's just to bad tho

[–] ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago

Is that I-10 through LA or I-10 through Houston?

[–] Oneshot@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 week ago

More like "just one more lane"

What the hell is that?!

[–] MetalMachine@feddit.nl 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

We really need trains that fast between two points which so many people travel.

[–] epicstove@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

If a train were to go along that whole motorway it would take up a fraction of the space, carry most if not all those people, and move them faster than this.

[–] albert180@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago

Sounds like a slamdunk example for Mass Transport

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