https://what-if.xkcd.com/31/

Truck bandwidth

That’s not how it works in the UK. Everyone progresses through school regardless of how you perform.

Citation needed

Check your pension fund

Damned right

Schedule, I have to say the correct pronunciation every time I hear it said differently.

A model of road utility. Roads don’t look like this and aren’t used like this, so anything this proves has little to no bearing on reality. Yes, cars take more space, but they’re also doing a completely different task than a bus or a bike. The use case of using any mode of transport to go a short distance in a straight line and then stop is pretty contrived.

John Green talks about it often

Look up ant cordyceps, learn how some fungus can move around, and then have trouble sleeping for a few days.

Things really improved when urban planners were forced to design cities as one long road with a single stop at both ends, and every commuter were forced to start their journeys from a single location at a specific set time.

A more interesting model would be starting and ending in random locations across a wide area, starting at random times.

I love the ambiguity of what you’re supposed to throw in the river

This was a breath of fresh air during the doom scrolling

I’ve been wondering this for years now. Do we need intelligence in crashes, or do we just need vehicles to stop? I think you’re right, it must have been slamming the brakes on at unexpected times, which is unnerving when driving I’m sure.

Great time to buy an F1 team