Microsoft has a service in the works called Clearflow, which is going to help drivers use side streets to avoid congestion on arteries.
Microsoft, bringing traffic to a quiet residential street near you!
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Microsoft is evil
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Wow. That really is evil. Time to ask the police to enforce speed limits on the side streets. That should limit traffic a bit.
This misses the point -- Microsoft may be evil, but you can't stop the laws of nature. Microsoft may only be accelerating the process, so to speak.
My grandfather, a plumber, taught me how one could use water flow to describe all sorts of mechanical systems. The analogy got me through E&M Physics in college. It also works particularly well for traffic engineering. People will figure out where a cut-through exists, and what word of mouth cannot accomplish, technology will.
We should use this socially-irresponsible "Clearflow" to bolster our requests for traffic calming, perhaps even street closures.
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