I think self-driving cars would best be operated on tracks or electric grids,
if they do come to fruition. Which means a huge outlay in infrastructure that
not everyone will approve. It would be like rides at advanced theme parks.
For example, a driver should actively drive until the car
The issues of electric assisted bicycles on the paths means the whole "car
versus bike" and the bike as "recreation, vs. transportation" arguments have
been rendered obsolete.
We have been complaining that fast high mass vehicles and slow low mass
vehicles occupy the same road ways with deadly
Having to use the beltline, increasing lanes or even mass transit is only going
to partly solve what to do with excessive traffic during Madison's half hour. A
key component of the traffic tie up is the need to use the road way at the same
time. I propose incentives of staggered road way use.
