Pete317 wrote:
Boing_uk wrote:
Oh I dont know - if we are talking purely motorway/expressway driving then there very well should be at the very least some form of automatic control for vehicles, if only to reduce vehicle headways and prevent ghost traffic jams.
Yes, but....
Firstly, such a system would be expensive, even in terms of unit price.
Secondly, it would need most of the vehicles on the road to be equipped in order to be effective - this would take a very long time.
Thirdly, there are still big problems to be overcome in terms of reliable detection.
Lastly, but not leastly, it's yet another thing for (some? many?) drivers to become dependent upon.
OTOH, much the same results could conceivably be achieved with better driver education.
Could not agree more.
I think what we are losing or lost in many, many cases, is how to educate motorists.
If Motorway Travel was taught after passing the Driving Test then these excellent management and control abilities can be easily and simply taught, which would then see the 'caterpillar' effect reduced very considerably!
When I travel and I see the 'pattern' beginning, I start to leave a far far bigger gap and will adjust my positioning to suit, adjusting speed and those behind me ....
Once the queue starts to move I'll control that too and have often got 'my lane' to neigh never stop ... I often think if others understood what I was doing and they were encouraged and educated to do it too then we'd have far less queuing.