OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....

[Jong Lafitte]

The backup is caused by one thing:

Peoples' inability to drive intelligently and efficiently.

Please see the autonomous car solutions below (or above, depending on your threading).

Spot on with the autonomous cars. The cause is pretty irrelevant. You get more congestion the more exits, hills and turns you have. Whether its stupidity and inattentiveness (ZOMG! its a turn, better slam the brakes and get 'er down to 25mph or risk roll over; or, OH, this is a HILL?! Oh, I'm going 25mph, better slam the throttle wide open, that kind of shit) or selfishness (pulling across 2 lanes to get around the car in front of you as you're both getting on, slowing down in the middle lane to let cars around on the right so you can cut across two lanes to exit late) it doesn't matter, it just happens. And, once you've got so many fucking cars on the road, it basically only takes one or two assholes per several miles to ruin it for everybody. Its basically just congestion, no matter the cause, as it relates to what the human driver is thinking or not thinking. Just lots of human drivers. We'd be way better drivers if we could communicate using our minds alone.

[grskier]

The backup is caused by one thing:

Peoples' inability to drive intelligently and efficiently.

Please see the autonomous car solutions below (or above, depending on your threading).

No, no it is not.

[skaredshtles]

Dumb drivers have always been part of the equation, it's just that when there was less overall traffic, you don't notice them as much.

Exactly. You can get away with dumb drivers to some extent when there are few vehicles on the road... but if you have *lots* of cars, you're asking for trouble.

Autonomous cars will fix this issue.

[skaredshtles]

No, no it is not.

What else would you say causes the backup(s)?

[hatchgreenchile]

What else would you say causes the backup(s)?

Certainly not the outdoor enthusiasts from the 4.8 million strong Front Range corridor jamming into two lanes.

[skaredshtles]

Certainly not the outdoor enthusiasts from the 4.8 million strong Front Range corridor jamming into two lanes.

I'm merely pointing out that the actual traffic jam is a result of people not being able to efficiently drive their vehicles.

This is an interesting video of one of the limitations of human drivers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wm-pZp_mi0 - that leads directly to traffic jams for NO REASON.

Let the robots drive. They'll be better at it. Besides - even if they *do* slow down to 20mph you'll be arguing with me on TGR and probably not even notice.

[MiddleOfNight]

http://www.postindependent.com/news/...-mars-day-one/

Grand Ave bridge closure/replacement in effect. If you're running I-70 (or SH82 for that matter) be mindful of when you do so.

An overdue project to be sure, but mercy .. what a goat rope.

Be interesting to see what effect (if any) this has on indy, cottonwood, eagle/thomasville, etc.

[Name Redacted]

I would think cottonwood would become a major thoroughfare at this point.

[skaredshtles]

I would think cottonwood would become a major thoroughfare at this point.

You mean Indy?

[hatchgreenchile]

I'm merely pointing out that the actual traffic jam is a result of people not being able to efficiently drive their vehicles.

This is an interesting video of one of the limitations of human drivers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wm-pZp_mi0 - that leads directly to traffic jams for NO REASON.

Let the robots drive. They'll be better at it. Besides - even if they *do* slow down to 20mph you'll be arguing with me on TGR and probably not even notice.

Robot cars - i think we'll be waiting a while? I had to yell at my rental car for 20 minutes for directions to the fucking airport.
There are always opportunities for more efficiency, but this is primarily a "10 lbs of shit in a 5 lb bag" problem.

[Name Redacted]

You mean Indy?

Nope, Cottonwood. The other Cottonwood. There are two in CO and it fucks with everyone. Gypsum to Carbondale.

[Shredhead]

I'll be using Cottonwood when I make a Costco run. Other than that, I'll try to use Indy as much as possible.

Hopefully GR will keep it open as long as possible?

[SkiBall]

How long is the closure planned for? Done by winter hopefully.

[skaredshtles]

Nope, Cottonwood. The other Cottonwood. There are two in CO and it fucks with everyone. Gypsum to Carbondale.

Ahh... the "don't you dare take a semi on this road" Cottonwood... I've not driven it. I'd personally go over Crooked Creek to get the RF.

[Name Redacted]

Ahh... the "don't you dare take a semi on this road" Cottonwood... I've not driven it. I'd personally go over Crooked Creek to get the RF.

Buddy of mine took a 26' trailer over it last week. I don't know if I would try that.

[MiddleOfNight]

How long is the closure planned for? Done by winter hopefully.

about 95 days per CDOT. McClure the only other option into the valley for full size CMV.

CDOT Presser here:
https://www.codot.gov/news/2017-news...-monday-aug-14

I imagine the first week will entail all stages of grieving... Sure be nice when it's done though.

I'd avoid Cottonwood in anything other than passenger vehicles. Stuck trucks/trailers there are a real mess.

[grskier]

I would think cottonwood would become a major thoroughfare at this point.

We've gone round and round on that, GWS was pushing for that after the last big rockfall closed I-70 through Glenwood Canyon. CDOT doesn't have the resources to pick it up from Eagle and GarCo. Eagle wanted nothing to do with the $40M+ to get it up to a standard that could have full size semis pass each other.

I take it to Costco all the time, it certainly get's used a lot by passenger cars, but I drive the jeep, not the audi across it.

And I actually think there may be 3 Cottonwood passes, but yeah.

[grskier]

about 95 days per CDOT. McClure the only other option into the valley for full size CMV.

CDOT Presser here:
https://www.codot.gov/news/2017-news...-monday-aug-14

I imagine the first week will entail all stages of grieving... Sure be nice when it's done though.

I'd avoid Cottonwood in anything other than passenger vehicles. Stuck trucks/trailers there are a real mess.

We are allowing employees to camp up here, and have altered our hours for several departments so we can get our CO river valley folks to and fro work at less peak times. Sorely needed project. Can't believe how much demo they have gotten done already.

[grskier]

What else would you say causes the backup(s)?

There are literally manuals about Highway Capacity..

https://sjnavarro.files.wordpress.co...tal_manual.pdf

You get 1900ish Veh/Lane/Hour... You add in friction for 90 degree turns at the bottom of a big hill in the mountains, a merge point, interchanges, that number comes down.

If you are then to reference OTIS:
http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/otis/TrafficData
AADT is about 50,000 spread on 4 lanes (?)....

8-11 and 8-12 observe some math on k and d...

when you have a level of service of C or less (I think) and you have someone touch the brakes.... you then get a chain reaction reaching back in the platoon, you do have most drivers slow, and you also have interchanges there.

[skaredshtles]

There are literally manuals about Highway Capacity..

https://sjnavarro.files.wordpress.co...tal_manual.pdf

You get 1900ish Veh/Lane/Hour... You add in friction for 90 degree turns at the bottom of a big hill in the mountains, a merge point, interchanges, that number comes down.

If you are then to reference OTIS:
http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/otis/TrafficData
AADT is about 50,000 spread on 4 lanes (?)....

8-11 and 8-12 observe some math on k and d...

when you have a level of service of C or less (I think) and you have someone touch the brakes.... you then get a chain reaction reaching back in the platoon, you do have most drivers slow, and you also have interchanges there.

Yup - all sounds like human-driver issues.

[grskier]

Yup - all sounds like human-driver issues.

Or just overall capacity in a spot like that.... so, not 'all'

[summit]

Factor A exacerbated by Factor B... solution is robots

[skaredshtles]

Factor A exacerbated by Factor B... solution is robots

This. Bring on the robots.

[fastfred]

We are allowing employees to camp up here, and have altered our hours for several departments so we can get our CO river valley folks to and fro work at less peak times. Sorely needed project. Can't believe how much demo they have gotten done already.

been watching this project, it is a very very well run job, there is a lot of heavy mangment going on there and they are killing it, tight space, time limits, center of a total cluster fuck of a town

[grskier]

been watching this project, it is a very very well run job, there is a lot of heavy mangment going on there and they are killing it, tight space, time limits, center of a total cluster fuck of a town

They've, from where I sit, been doing a pretty good job. It's a difficult project for all the reasons you state. There are things I'd have done differently, that I'll comment on when everything is done.