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rockcitybender t1_j6o44yo wrote

So one lane in each direction would create less traffic? That makes no sense.

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WickedCunnin t1_j6otgwu wrote

It's because the left turns make the second lane effectively useless, as through traffic gets stopped all the time for people making turns. There's tons of traffic research to back this up.

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JEMColorado t1_j6oynx7 wrote

More lanes typically lead to more traffic. Counterintuitive, I know.

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