PSAWH S0 E3: Driving Improvements

Channel:

Paul Spooner

Subscribers:

2,180

Published on June 25, 2021 10:00:06 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vKk8r-Nbms

Duration: 37:05

18 views

1

Paul Spooner Argues With Himself, where I go back and do commentary on a series of solo podcasts that I recorded during my 50 minute commute when I was in Japan for six months back in 2014.
This week, traffic regulation suggestions which have mostly still not been implemented.

The original Season Zero is here:
http://blog.hawkbats.com/category/audio/podcasts/pscast-s0/
There are full transcripts, because I didn't have anything better to do than transcribe hours of audio.

So, this is a topic that’s been on my mind for a while. Like, probably since I was about five years old. The way our roads are regulated is silly and wasteful. Fortunately, you’ve got me to point out how we can improve things… In a rambling sort of way.

In case there’s no time, let me sum up:

1: Improve how we think about transport. Less focus on safety, more focus on efficiency.
2: Improve traffic lights. Give them more sensors, allow them to telegraph their internal state (about to change green, as well as about to change red), and improve the incentives for keeping the programming updated.
3: Improve traffic laws to penalize causing delays instead of penalizing “unsafe” behavior such as speeding. Stop pulling people over for superficial infractions (as this only causes delays). Train people to drive in packs.
4: Improve driver skill by giving special privileges and status to drivers who exhibit fast and efficient driving (instead of penalizing them, as is the current practice), and encourage others to follow their example.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro "music"
00:17 More preferatory notes
01:05 How to not crash
06:30 Road efficency improvements
07:32 Efficiency, not safety, is the primary purpose
14:24 Intelligent traffic lights
20:30 Traffic Law Updates
23:49 Pack Driving
31:01 Privileged Drivers
35:24 Notes on the "music"
36:27 Outro "music"