Comments on: the long way http://revjim.net/2006/09/21/the-long-way/ because a Reverend can't be wrong. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:20:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sheridan http://revjim.net/2006/09/21/the-long-way/comment-page-1/#comment-18382 Sheridan Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:33:39 +0000 http://revjim.net/2006/09/21/the-long-way/#comment-18382 I actually saw a traffic study on one of the Discovery-type channels where they had several drivers go across town in a major city (Boston if I remember correctly) during rush hour. Half of the drivers were instructed to drive defensively, and half were instructed to get there as fast as they could using any means. So group B weaved, cut people off, drove on the shoulder, and generally drove like maniacs. Group A relaxed, listened to the radio, let people in, and just followed the flow of traffic. The end result was that the average time of Group B was only about three minutes (in an hour commute) faster than the average time of Group A. And I just looked at how stressed the people in Group B looked compared to Group A and thought, "Wow, all that for three extra minutes." I actually saw a traffic study on one of the Discovery-type channels where they had several drivers go across town in a major city (Boston if I remember correctly) during rush hour. Half of the drivers were instructed to drive defensively, and half were instructed to get there as fast as they could using any means. So group B weaved, cut people off, drove on the shoulder, and generally drove like maniacs. Group A relaxed, listened to the radio, let people in, and just followed the flow of traffic.

The end result was that the average time of Group B was only about three minutes (in an hour commute) faster than the average time of Group A. And I just looked at how stressed the people in Group B looked compared to Group A and thought, "Wow, all that for three extra minutes."

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