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Moody Girl
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getmehome pweeze
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Y'all must be from the south whar such a thang's never bin heard of. [:D] I'ma Yankee..I drive my cah on the pahkway. And I don' stop or slow down ta look at flat tires, or cah accidents!! Zipping doesn't seem like it would make a difference, anyone who rides HOV to the end would know that. |
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N_or_S_bound
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Any one element moving in a system that is only concerned about its own progress sends ripples throughout the system which magnify at the far ends of introduction. Consider the slinky. Most know what I mean when you observe a slinky in action.
Now, hows that apply to traffic. One doesn't have to look far. Consider the post-merge environment on I-95 south of mile marker 152 in the afternoon. There can be no incidents at all down to mile marker 130 and you'll have at least 4 slinkies in operation during that stretch of road. Slowdowns for no apparent reason. My hypothesis is that tailgating is a major cause of those slinkies. If folks followed at a reasonable distance and speed throughout the system, the slinkies would be reduced if not eliminated resulting in an overall decrease to everyone's travel time. It's a hypothesis only, but one has to admit it has some measure of merit. NoSb SOV because you can, HOV because you care! |
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Sticky Bandaid
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zipping = merging at the exit instead of everybody lining up in the exit lane.
zipping = one coming off interstate, another going on the interstate. Y'all must be from the south whar such a thang's never bin heard of. [:D] |
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sluDgE
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[:p] and if you don't zip it up, it might fall out! [:p]
Same question as 'geek and 'pweeze - what in the world are you talking about? |
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phreakingeek
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It's a good thing, but only if the original file benefits from compression. Some files are no smaller after being zipped.
all joking aside...not sure what you mean by zipping in relation to driving in traffic...care to elaborate for the more ignorant masses? |
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getmehome pweeze
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GMHP was hea! |
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Sticky Bandaid
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I can't decide if zipping is a good thing or not. Does it contribute to better flow of traffic, less of a backup, or does it increase blood pressure, cause accidents, etc.?
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