I saw a good article on c/upliftingnews about AI improving traffic signal controllers. It’s good and all, I just can’t help but think of the “look at what they need to have a fraction of our power” meme while reading it
Aren’t bikes also required to stop at red lights?
Yes, but you don’t need lights if there are only bikes. Lights are there to prevent heavy vehicles from colliding. If there are no heavy vehicles, then the lights aren’t needed.
Not always (which I’ll mention in a moment) but:
- The trivial point was; car wait times are reduced when there are less cars.
- The main point is; even from a bike perspective its not about stopping/not-stopping, it’s about wait time. I have NEVER had so many bikes in front of me that I missed the cross-walk signal and had to wait a whole other red-light cycle. Comparatively I regularly have that happen to me in a car. Idk if its a 30% improvement but its less time waiting at red lights.
- Finally, technically no, bikes don’t always have to (legally) wait at red lights. This is only a technicallity but some crosswalks, like several in my town (or the iconic one in Japan), we get the walk signal on red. My town is also unusual by officially allowing bikes on pedestrian paths. So bikes can legally cross on red.
Alright, blocking this community. It’s getting to be a bit of a pessimistic vacuum chamber, which is one of the reasons I was okay abandoning Reddit.
Good message overall. Good luck everyone
Sorry if it came across that way, I actually didn’t mean it pessimistically. The improvements the article talks about are great.
I just find it funny, as an AI researcher, how much AI is celebrated compared to boring solutions. I mean imagine the public being super excited about the same article, but this time “AI” was replaced by “bikes”. I find that mental image hilarious, and that is what I wanted to share.
Don’t apologize. They’re being an asshole to you. They could have quietly done it without the rude comment
What did you expect from a community called “fuck_cars”?
I mean I actually kinda agree with them. I don’t like vacuum chambers and some of the stuff on here really does ignore the practicality of people’s situations.
I’m on here for the good arguments and laughs, not getting in so deep that I think everyone can and should sell their car tomorrow.
It’s not a vacuum chamber. All you gotta do is step outside in 99% the USA to get the other aide of the story, as we all do every day
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Roundabouts aren’t great for bikes. Huge blind spots for cars and drivers aren’t clear on the rules.
I’m always extra careful on roundabouts cycling, people just don’t notice you.
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If everyone was biking, people would deliberately bump and swerve over each other and they’d still block the streets. Cars aren’t the problem, people are.
