Why doesn't Congress outlaw traffic Jams?

Question

We can't go on indefinitely building multi-lane superhighways, and it seems like whenever you turn on the local channel, there is always a traffic jam somewhere. So, here's a simple solution. Every household would have a computer installed in the foyer, and also connected to their vehicles. When you are leaving your house, you have to punch into the computer where you want to go. The computer would then tell you which route you HAVE to take, or alternately, you may NOT leave now, due to too much traffic. In that case, the computer would not allow the vehicle to start. It's stupid to get into a car, and go sit in a mile long traffic jam idling the engine with hundreds of other vehicles. So, how do you get to work? Simple; if you can get 4 other households to hitch a ride with you, then you can go out. Thus traffic is reduced by a factor of 80% via forced carpooling, and you would only have to drive your car 1 day a week, if everyone shared.

Answer 1

How do you outlaw traffic jams it is impossible. People get into accidents (that's why they are called accidents) and as long as that happens there will be traffic jams. And do you no how much trouble you would have to go to to have everyone in the country install a new computer, we are home to 300 million people.

Answer 2

As a matter of fact, I heard that on the news yesterday, that some company is thinking of putting an ipod nano cast along the same lines , and the podcasts would include GPS solutions. yeah right.
As for congress outlawing them, big help that would do, unless I see them being reassigned to direct traffic in those jams. That would be a sight for weary eyes. LOL.

Answer 3

Your idea has merit, no doubt.

There is too much vehicle ownership, and everyone wants that big, fat, bloated piece of crap they make so as to see above everyone else and believe they are king of the road.

Something has to give, and is happening...more and more accidents than ever before.

A complete shake-down of the way we buy automobiles, how we use them, who is qualified to drive them, and why a small female has to sit in a two ton pickup and go nowhere in traffic.

You are on the right track.

I hope the old f---ts we elected to Congress see it your way, and start making needed changes.

Everyone's driving, and going nowhere...FAST!.

Good business for the undertaker, though.

Answer 4

Well, I believed that most GSP system in car theseday having all the capability that you wrote of. As for the traffic jams, the US transportation department is working on it to reduced the traffic jams by implementing this Intelligent Transportation System. Hopefully in the future we will see the fruits of this labor.

Anyways! Just input my 2 cents!

Answer 5

People that are in charge of making these highways and byways need to think ahead , like making a 2 lane highway thats congested now into a 5 lane high way now ,not when it needs , We have a US19 in Flprida and they are finally putting bridges over all the main intersections ,it has helped out a lot , Peace !

Answer 6

Well if you are not smart enough to figure out the times and places that traffic is heaviest. You more than likely are not smart enough to use the equipment that you are speaking of.
That and why should the government be even more George Orwell like than it already is. To much big brother already.

Answer 7

And while we are at it, lets outlaw thinking too. We could all just get robotic brains and go on auto pilot.

Answer 8

Uhm, not likely. on occasion i could have the capacity to apply it as an excuse.. bc in the summertime time it could get busy in case your close to substantial St the place a great variety of holiday makers bypass. yet on the widespread.. there is not site visitors.