http://blogs.simtropolis.com/blakestervilleblog/index.cfm official blakesterville blog... You can find my work on simtropolis here, come check it out!(That is, of you want to, I'm kind of a loser.) en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:49:37 -0500 Fri, 15 May 2009 17:34:00 -0500 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss blakester95@gmail.com blakester95@gmail.com blakester95@gmail.com http://blogs.simtropolis.com/blakestervilleblog/index.cfm no http://blogs.simtropolis.com/blakestervilleblog/index.cfm/2009/5/15/craziest-traffic-jam-yetreal-life umm... I think you will enjoy this.<br /> <br /> sorry , I&#160;couldn't post a direct pic , but trust me, <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">IT IS WORTH LOOKING AT!</span>\<a href="http://i44.tinypic.com/2mcj5v8.jpg">\THIS IS THE AMAZING TRAFFIC JAM!!</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://i44.tinypic.com/2mcj5v8.jpg">You are gonig to love this!</a>--<br /> but it's photoshopped heavily.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://travel.webshots.com/photo/1125909180053783881PqMcUC">the actual freeway was over here!<br /> <br /> <br /> </a>pure fake! but enjoyabe!<br /> geography Fri, 15 May 2009 17:34:00 -0500 http://blogs.simtropolis.com/blakestervilleblog/index.cfm/2009/5/15/craziest-traffic-jam-yetreal-life blakesterville http://blogs.simtropolis.com/blakestervilleblog/index.cfm/2009/4/27/is-this-crazy-or-what <br /> have you ever traveled and been in 3 hours of traffic in a big city while passing through?<br /> <br /> thats what happened to us in atlanta , georgia!<br /> <br /> yes , and I&#160;have heard its not the worst of all cities!<br /> <br /> so , what really causes traffic jams among big highways in big cities?<br /> <br /> my opinion is , well , traffic merges , like when one highway merges into another...<br /> <br /> well , think about it this way...<br /> <br /> all highways have a maximum capacity...<br /> you can never go above this capacity , this is exactly the problem!<br /> <br /> when you have 100 cars per minute coming from a secondary highway , and 500 on the main one , but no extra lanes are added(just to give you a picture&#160; , it only takes about 150 cars per minute to clog a highway with 4 lanes per direction here in hartford , ct)<br /> all the cars must slow down to allow the traffic to get in.<br /> <br /> basically , you really can't pack a highway too much , cars can only get so close , but traffic always tries to squeeze in , and everyone slows down as a result , and thus reduces the capacity of the highway , furthermore clogging traffic.<br /> <br /> and when traffic slows down on busy city highways , traffic backs up for miles , and miles.<br /> <br /> <br /> if cities found a proper way to merge traffic , there wouldn't be any problem , except if there was an accident.<br /> <br /> and by that , I&#160;mean the exits aswell , traffic must "merge into the street" here too.<br /> <br /> the only other cause can be regular accidents(another problem here in hartford) mainly in congested areas.<br /> <br /> if the city decides to widen the highways to like 7 lanes per direction , that encourages more growth , and before you know it , your back where you started.<br /> <br /> <br /> I&#160;hope this was interesting.<br /> <br /> blakesterville.&#160; <br /> geography Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:00:00 -0500 http://blogs.simtropolis.com/blakestervilleblog/index.cfm/2009/4/27/is-this-crazy-or-what blakesterville