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    Posted: 03 June 2008 at 8:59pm
Anybody have them in their area? They just started using them within the past two weeks or so, and I haven't noticed any significant change in traffic; people still continue to do 60+ regardless of the speed limit, and the variable speeds do not seem to help traffic.
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What exactly are they?  Speeds based on traffic/time of day?
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Never heard of 'em. But they don't sound good.
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Never heard of them, but the only enforcable way would be time of day not amount of traffic
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Originally posted by Zata Zata wrote:

What exactly are they?  Speeds based on traffic/time of day?


Yeah, all of the speed limit signs along the highway have been replaced with digital signs so that the numerical value can be changed.

It's supposed to change during rush hour, whenever traffic is heavy, or when theres an accident. I guess the idea is that by lowering the speed limit during rush hour, traffic won't jam up as people try to merger onto the highway.
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Whoever thought that would work should probably be fired and have his car keyed.
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Yeah, those will make their way to my area in about 20 years.
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Rush hour traffic is caused by morons who shouldn't be on the road. 
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Yeah I really can't see that working.  I know I hate, and have a hard time getting used, to a lowered speed limit.  I'm sure everyone is the same way.
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Kind of a dumb idea. I hope they are secured, or someone might figure out how to change it themselves.
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Around here speed limit is more like speed guideline.

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