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N Lane Highway

Segmented road
 
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Instead of a single lane, this highway is constructed of lane segments that overlap slightly, so that a lane change will be necessary every ,e.g. 100 yards, otherwise one falls off the end of the segment. This encourages more careful driving and would be more neighborhood friendly =================xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx==================etc.
molecat, Jan 12 2007


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       // more neighborhood friendly// And entertaining, if cars fell off the edge with any regular frequency :)
phundug, Jan 12 2007
  

       This design is different from conventional obstructions; to get anywhere you must constantly be changing lanes (i.e. everyone's turn signal will be on constantly;) this make those who do not signal very obvious to the authorities; also, sleepy drivers tend to be discouraged as a failure to change lanes ends their journey (temporarily, like a pit stop...in fact coffee stations are at thos segment terminations.).
molecat, Jan 12 2007
  

       Driving in So. Cal. is like this, as every right lane turns into an exit...
xandram, Jan 13 2007
  

       I don't understand the bit about //more neighborhood friendly//. Highways don't often pass through neighborhoods, do they? Most neighborhoods I've been in have a single lane going each direction, most of them don't even have lines separating traffic flow in different directions.
21 Quest, Jan 13 2007
  

       Absolutly standard in Atlanta. Start in the right lane, you are either going to be dumped off in a forced right turn, or slowly move to the left, as lanes are added to your right.
Galbinus_Caeli, Jan 13 2007
  

       I can't see this working. In places like Boston they'd end up ignorning the lanes altogether. Wait, they do that anyways...
RayfordSteele, Dec 11 2007
  


 

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