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The answer to this question should be a resounding yes. Why may you ask. Look at the congestion on area freeways that congregates around the area freeways entrance points. These are growingly becoming more and more dangerous as people dart over several lanes in order to avoid the slower traffic in the right lanes. Metering traffic on the onramps can help alleviate this by distributing the oncoming flow of traffic more evenly onto the freeway at a more controlled rate and thereby reduce the amount of slowing in the right lanes and general slowing altogether and thusly improve safety and reduce collisions. Will it eliminate slowdowns altogether, no but it will have a significant positive impact and mitigate some of the negative impacts of weaving and cutting in caused by overcrowding at the acceleration lanes. | The answer to this question should be a resounding yes. Why may you ask. Look at the congestion on area freeways that congregates around the area freeways entrance points. These are growingly becoming more and more dangerous as people dart over several lanes in order to avoid the slower traffic in the right lanes. Metering traffic on the onramps can help alleviate this by distributing the oncoming flow of traffic more evenly onto the freeway at a more controlled rate and thereby reduce the amount of slowing in the right lanes and general slowing altogether and thusly improve safety and reduce collisions. Will it eliminate slowdowns altogether, no but it will have a significant positive impact and mitigate some of the negative impacts of weaving and cutting in caused by overcrowding at the acceleration lanes. | ||
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Is It Time for Ramp Metering in Indianapolis?
The answer to this question should be a resounding yes. Why may you ask. Look at the congestion on area freeways that congregates around the area freeways entrance points. These are growingly becoming more and more dangerous as people dart over several lanes in order to avoid the slower traffic in the right lanes. Metering traffic on the onramps can help alleviate this by distributing the oncoming flow of traffic more evenly onto the freeway at a more controlled rate and thereby reduce the amount of slowing in the right lanes and general slowing altogether and thusly improve safety and reduce collisions. Will it eliminate slowdowns altogether, no but it will have a significant positive impact and mitigate some of the negative impacts of weaving and cutting in caused by overcrowding at the acceleration lanes.