tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043138489010794057.post2506407396200674780..comments2024-03-27T15:57:09.192+05:30Comments on Urbanomics: Optimizing transportation networksUrbanomicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16956198290294771298noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043138489010794057.post-34302298882210468112011-06-03T06:46:41.780+05:302011-06-03T06:46:41.780+05:30A very relevant example comes to mind here. Some d...A very relevant example comes to mind here. Some drivers try to optimise their travel by travelling opposite to traffic on a one way road (even on National Highways).<br /><br />This results in suboptimal traffic conditions for society.<br /><br />We have often seen the police build dividers which do not have a break for long distances. This might go against the short distance travelling folks, but certainly helps speed up traffic for most of us.<br /><br />Further, this principle is pretty common in all public policy. All of us accept reasonable restrictions on our personal liberty in order to have a more lawful society.<br /><br />The Boston findings have been arrived at after a lot of mathematical analysis (Which are in fact not contra intuitive).sai prasadnoreply@blogger.com